Amamantar: una decisión de la mujer / Breastfeeding: a woman's decisión

RESUMEN La lactancia materna debe ser saludable y deseable tanto para las madres como para sus bebés. A pesar de ello, en este momento histórico, es necesario replantear el enfoque de la lactancia materna y examinar las razones socioculturales que la rodean. La lactancia materna es un derecho reproductivo protegido y promovido por múltiples organizaciones tanto en el país como en el mundo. Sin embargo, a pesar de estos esfuerzos, aún queda mucho por hacer para ofrecer a todas las mujeres, independientemente de su situación, un apoyo adecuado y el control sobre sus cuerpos y vidas, brindándoles una opción realista e informada. Por lo tanto, se requiere una intervención multinivel de comunicación y sensibilización, donde las políticas integren diálogos con diferentes sectores de la sociedad para generar políticas apropiadas de apoyo a las madres lactantes, protección a las mujeres y una mayor conciencia en la sociedad sobre la lactancia materna, sin juzgar ni culpar a las mujeres. Todo esto tiene como objetivo garantizar los derechos humanos y la autonomía, que son componentes esenciales en la toma de decisiones de las mujeres sobre si desean amamantar o no a sus hijos. En resumen, es importante reconocer la importancia de la lactancia materna y trabajar para superar las barreras socioculturales que dificultan su práctica, asegurando que todas las mujeres tengan acceso a la información y el apoyo necesarios para tomar decisiones informadas y empoderadas sobre la alimentación de sus hijos.

ABSTRACT Breastfeeding is healthy and desirable for both mothers and their babies. However, at this historical moment, it is necessary to reconsider the approach to breastfeeding and examine the sociocultural reasons surrounding it. Breastfeeding is a reproductive right protected and promoted by multiple organizations both within the country and globally. Nonetheless, despite these efforts, there is still much to be done to provide all women, regardless of their situation, with adequate support and control over their bodies and lives, offering them a realistic and informed choice. Therefore, a multi-level intervention of communication and awareness is required, where policies incorporate dialogues with different sectors of society to generate appropriate support policies for breastfeeding mothers, protection for women, and increased aware-ness in society about breastfeeding, without judging or blaming women. The aim of all this is to ensure human rights and autonomy, which are essential components in women's decision-making regarding whether they want to breastfeed their children or not. In summary, it is important to recognize the significance of breastfeeding and work towards overcoming sociocultural barriers that hinder its practice, ensuring that all women have access to the necessary information and support to make informed and empowered decisions regarding the feeding of their children.

Genome Sequence of Streptomyces olindensis DAUFPE 5622, Producer of the Antitumoral Anthracycline Cosmomycin D.

Streptomyces olindensis DAUFPE 5622, which was isolated from a Brazilian soil sample, produces the antitumor anthracycline cosmomycin D. The genome sequence is 9.4 Mb in length, with a G+C content of 71%. Thirty-four putative secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters were identified, including the cosmomycin D cluster.

Isolations of yellow fever virus from Haemagogus leucocelaenus in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Following howling monkey (Alouatta caraya) deaths and yellow fever (YF) antigen detection by immunohistochemistry in the liver sample of a dead monkey in April and May 2001 in the municipalities of Garruchos and Santo Antônio das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, epidemiological field investigations were initiated. Two strains of YF virus were isolated in suckling mice from 23 Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus Dyar & Shannon mosquitoes collected from the study sites. The YF virus was isolated from this species in the 1930s in Brazil and in the 1940s in Colombia. No human cases were reported during the current epizootic outbreak. The YF virus isolation and the absence of Hg. (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar from the area suggest that Hg. leucocelaenus may be a secondary YF vector and play an important role in the epidemiology of this disease in the Southern Cone.