Breastfeeding and protection against diarrhea: an integrative review of literature.

Objective: To identify, in national and international journals, the studies conducted in Brazil related to breast feeding and reducing cases of diarrhea in children under 2 years of age, featuring health interventions more used.

Methods: Descriptive study, based on an integrative review of literature from PubMed and LILACS data published between January 1992 and August 2011. The keywords "breastfeeding AND diarrhea" was searched in Portuguese, English and Spanish in PubMed and LILACS.