Proteção legal à amamentação, na perspectiva da responsabilidade da família e do estado no Brasil / Right to breastfeeding, right to health and family: the legal protection network in Brazil
The purpose of this study was to analyze the legal protection of breastfeeding from the perspective of the family and the States responsibility, in Brazil. The study was conducted with a qualitative approach to identify and analyze the norms that protects the right to breastfeed, especially the constitutional innovation of the fundamental right to breastfeeding. It was characterized the fundamentality of this right as an autonomous human right and also as a dimension of the right to health. It was identified the legal framework that protects and promotes breastfeeding, especially the rights of working mothers, the childrens right to nutrition and health and the regulation of formulas that promote premature stop ofbreastfeeding. The study concludes that Brazil has a comprehensive legal protection for breastfeeding and a consistent policy in this area. It should continue these actions, seekingto educate the family, society, health professionals and managers about the benefits of breastfeeding and its importance in promoting maternal and child health.(AU)