Purpose: to verify, with the auditory-perceptual and acoustic parameters, the occurrence of voice changes in children with no voice complaints, per sex. Methods: the registers of 36 children with no voice complaints, aged 6 to 8 years, of whom 19 were males, were assessed. The databank consisted of the recordings of sustained vowels, sentences, and spontaneous speech. The auditory-perceptual analysis was conducted with the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice, and the acoustic analysis, with VoxMetria. The fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, noise, and glottal-to-noise excitation ratio were analyzed. The Mann-Whitney test was applied for numerical variables, and the McNemar test, for the categorical ones, at the p < 0.05 significance level. Results: of the 5 children with mild voice changes, 4 were males. The most frequent resonance deviation was the laryngopharyngeal one. There was no difference between the sexes in the auditory-perceptual findings. The fundamental frequency in the group with changes was lower than that in the group without changes. There was a statistical association between the changes in the auditory-perceptual assessment and the acoustic parameters. Conclusion: voice changes occurred in 13.89% of the studied sample of children with no voice complaints, without differences between the sexes in the auditory-perceptual parameters. Vocal deviations were in a mild degree in all children who had them, the most frequent ones being roughness and breathiness. The fundamental frequency and shimmer were the acoustic parameters whose values most often occurred outside the reference limits, in both genders.

Objective: to analyze the mothers perception with regard to the breastfeeding promotion service. Method: this is a qualitative research carried out at the Family Health Unit San Martin ― Povo de Deus, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil ― with 18 mothers who had children born from July to December 2009, after it has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco under Protocol 350/09. The focal group was sampled through an investigation technique and the empiric material obtained was submitted to the Technique of Content Analysis, in its thematic modality. Results: it was highlighted that the actions performed in the service are satisfactory ones, as lectures, guidance, and visits. The home visits were relevant as a support when putting into practice the knowledge obtained. Nevertheless, the mothers pointed out the need of inserting the others family members in the educational activities so that they can acquire knowledge, too, and demystify superstitions about breastfeeding practice. Conclusion: these questions lead to a reflection concerning the strategies used to deal with the theme, which involve the participation and co-obligation of the other family members in order to achieve a successful breastfeeding outcome. Descriptors: breast feeding; weaning; women’s health.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar a percepção das mães quanto ao serviço de promoção do aleitamento materno. Método: pesquisa qualitativa realizada na Unidade de Saúde da Família San Martin ― Povo de Deus, em Recife-PE ― envolvendo 18 genitoras que tiveram filhos nascidos de julho a dezembro de 2009, após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, sob o Protocolo n. 350/09. Elegeu-se o grupo focal com técnica de investigação e o material empírico obtido foi submetido à Técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, modalidade temática. Resultado: evidenciou-se que as ações desenvolvidas no serviço são satisfatórias, como a realização de palestras, orientação e visitas. Foi relevante a importância das visitas ao domicílio como apoio nos momentos de colocar em prática os conhecimentos adquiridos. No entanto, as mães apontaram a necessidade de inserção dos outros membros da família nas atividades educativas para que também obtenham conhecimentos e desmistifiquem algumas crendices sobre a prática do aleitamento materno. Conclusão: essas questões levam à reflexão acerca das estratégias utilizadas para abordar o tema, que envolvem a participação e corresponsabilização de outros membros da família para o sucesso da amamentação. Descritores: aleitamento materno; desmame; saúde da mulher. RESUMENObjetivo: analizar la percepción de las madres en relación al servicio de promoción del amamantamiento materno. Método: investigación cualitativa realizada en la Unidad de Salud de la Familia San Martin ― Povo de Deus, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil ― con progenitoras que tuvieron hijos nacidos entre julio y diciembre de 2009, después de tener sido aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Pesquisa de la Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, con el número 350/09. Fue elegido para ser el grupo focal con la técnica de investigación, y el material empírico obtenido fue sometido a la técnica de análisis de contenido, en su modalidad temática. Resultado: se evidencia que las acciones llevadas a cabo en el servicio son satisfactorias, como la realización de palestras, orientación y visitas. Fue relevante la importancia de las visitas al domicilio como apoyo en los momentos de poner en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos. En ese sentido, las progenitoras indicaron la necesidad de inserción de los demás miembros de la familia en las actividades educativas, para también obtener conocimientos y desmitificar algunas creencias acerca de la práctica del amamantamiento materno. Conclusión: estas cuestiones conducen a una reflexión acerca de las estrategias utilizadas para abordar el tema, que incluye la participación y la corresponsabilización de los otros miembros de la familia al éxito del amamantamiento. Descriptores: amamantamiento materno; destete; salud de la mujer.