Introduction: Breast milk is the most complete and essential natural food for infants, as it
contains beneficial nutrients to meet the newborn's metabolic needs in their first months of life.
It is of great importance for the health of women, their families and society. However, in the
midst of the SARSCoV2 virus pandemic scenario, proper practices are needed for the correct
management of the milk offered to the baby, in order to ensure safety during breastfeeding and
to prolong breastfeeding, since the prevalence rates of breastfeeding in Brazil are still much
lower than recommended. Objective: To identify the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and
the recommendations and challenges in the COVID19 pandemic context. Methods:
Integrative, explanatory bibliographic review study, with a qualitative approach to data from the
Virtual Health Library (BVS)/BIREME, with the aid of the Latin American and Caribbean
Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific databases Electronic Library Online
(SciELO) and Online Medical Literature Search and Analysis System (MEDLINE). Results: 59
articles were found and after selection by inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 articles composed
this review. For the analysis, tables were assembled with the main information from the
descriptors: "Exclusive Breastfeeding", 06 (six) articles; "Components of the breast milk and the
importance for the baby's health", 03 (three) articles; "Importance of breastfeeding for the
mother", 02 (two) articles and "Advantages of breastfeeding and the COVID19 pandemic" 05
(five) articles. Conclusion: With all the evidence of the importance of breastfeeding, it is
necessary to increase the dissemination of information, aiming at increasing breastfeeding rates
in Brazil, and providing more security for mothers when breastfeeding, since, in the pandemic
context of COVID 19, many uncertainties have arisen. However, it is indicated to continue the
practice of breastfeeding based on biosecurity of materno Milk outweigh the benefits arising
from infection by the new virus.
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