Análise qualitativa do padrão alimentar de crianças portadoras de fissura de lábio e/ou palato atendidas em um hospital de Goiânia-GO

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Objective – The individual bearer of cleft lip and palate presents several disturbances current of the anatomical and functional alterations. The difficulty in the eager baby's feeding appears soon after the birth due to damages in the sucking and swallowing mechanism and these difficulties can interfere in the child's global development in the first two years of life. This study aimed to evaluate the eager children’s feeding assisted in the Center of Rehabilitation of Cleft Lip and Palate (CERFIS) of the Maternal and Child Hospital of Goiás. Methods – It was carried out a qualitative research, of the exploratory and descriptive type, at the Center of Rehabilitation of cleft lip and palate, municipal district of Goiânia-GO. Participants were mothers of 26 children with cleft lip and palate. Results – The medium time of breastfeeding was of 29 days; the introduction of transitional foods occurred between 3 and 6 months. Despite the difficulties arising from anatomical alterations of the face, the mothers look for own solutions, different from the recommended by the team that attends these children, and in most cases, they obtain success with the use of artificial milks and feeding bottles of common beaks, adapted and/or strategies that aid in the descent of the milk until the oral cavity, like increasing the bore of the beak and external compressions in the beak or feeding bottle. Conclusion – It is important that there professionals know the anatomical, structural, and above all, the emotional difficulties involved in feeding children with cleft lip and palate to effect an humane and efficient care.