Objectives:
to reflect on the use of the theoretical constructs of Paulo Freire, dialogue, ethics and problematization for the promotion of breastfeeding involving the woman's social network.
Methods:
a theoretical trial was carried out, consisting of a logical, argumentative and critical exposition, guided by Freire's thinking applied to breastfeeding, as a way of providing new approaches to actions promoting this practice.
Results:
the development of educational actions based on a theoretical point of reference may be able to guide the implementation of breastfeeding promotion strategies, based on the critical reflection of the practice of liberationist pedagogy, centered on dialogical, problematizing, ethical knowledge, in the context of the reality of all the actors involved in maternal breastfeeding.
Conclusions:
the theoretical constructs of Paulo Freire value popular knowledge and the exchange of know-how in the establishment of a relation of trust between health professionals and pregnant/nursing women and their family members during actions to promote maternal breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding; Health promotion; Health education