A IMPORTÂNCIA DA FONOAUDIOLOGIA NA ORIENTAÇÃO DO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA FALA – REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

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ABSTRACT: Introduction: Breastfeeding is an essential act for the development of infants, as it offers numerous favorable benefits throughout their growth. The speech therapist is one of the professionals qualified to intervene in difficulties that interfere with breastfeeding, using their knowledge to guide this practice with a view to future benefits. Objective: to analyze the importance of speech therapy in guiding breastfeeding for speech development. Methods: this is an integrative review of the literature, with qualitative and quantitative study and the procedures and instruments for data collection were the search for literature through databases: CAPES journal portal, Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar. The articles analyzed were from the period 2014 to 2023, the criteria analyzed were review articles in Portuguese, written by a speech therapist or other health professional with the cooperation of the speech therapist and that answered the guiding question of the research. Conclusion: The speech therapy work described is in accordance with Public Breastfeeding Policies and in accordance with what is recommended by the Speech Therapy Council, making it possible to verify an effective and successful performance, strengthening and establishing a field of action with regard to the importance of breastfeeding and monitoring mothers and, consequently, speech development. However, the literature that addresses and associates this practice is still scarce. Key words: breastfeeding, speech therapy, speech development.