desenvolvimento infantil

Hellen Batista Rodrigues1
Arislaine Andrade Baldim2
Maristela Soares Swerts Pereira3
Leandro Carnevalli Franco de Carvalho4
João Bosco O. R. Silva5

The knowledge of pregnant women about some aspects of the oral health of their children

Abstract | Pregnancy is an ideal stage for the establishment of good habits because it is a psychologically receptive stage; it can be used to acquire new knowledge and to change patterns that will probably influence the development of the baby´s health.
This is the period of life that a woman may be encouraged by her dentist to change her oral habits, aimed at her own oral health and her future baby as well. Objectives: Furthermore, the present study has the purpose to evaluate the knowledge of pregnant women in relation to some aspects of the oral health of their children; these include the contagious aspect of the dental Caries, Caries of bottle; also, the care women must have to keep a good oral health of their children. Methods:
Moreover, this study was conducted with 100 pregnant women who attended the USBs (basic
Health Unity) in the city of varginha. Results:
Among the participants, 54% received orientation about oral hygiene; the information was given by
28% of the physicians, 9% of the nurses, 17% through reading. Finally, among the participants,
98% planed to breastfeed their babies and 62% believed that dental caries was a disease and that
48% thought it was contagious.

| Conhecimento das gestantes sobre alguns aspectos da saúde bucal de seus filhos
Resumo | Introdução: A gravidez é uma fase ideal para o estabelecimento de bons hábitos, pois a gestante mostra-se psicologicamente receptiva em adquirir novos conhecimentos e a mudar padrões que provavelmente terá influência no desenvolvimento da saúde do bebê. É nesse período que a mulher pode ser incentivada pelo profissional dentista a modificações de hábitos bucais, visando ao bem-estar da sua própria saúde bucal e da de seu