Associação entre o tipo de aleitamento na alta hospitalar do recém-nascido e aos seis meses de vida

• Published in: Cadernos Saúde Coletiva 2018-06, Vol.26 (2), p.117-124
• Main Authors: Neusa Aparecida Casetto Vieira da Cruz, Lucas Miotto Reducino, Livia Fernandes Probst, Luciane Miranda Guerra, Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Cortellazzi, Karine Laura, Ribeiro-Dasilva, Margarete C, Tomar, Scott L, Inara Pereira da Cunha, Rosana de Fátima Possobon
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por
• Subjects: aleitamento materno; alta do paciente; desmame; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
• ISSN: 1414-462X; 2358-291X; 2358-291X
• DOI: 10.1590/1414-462X201800020349

IntroductionBreastfeeding rates in Brazil remain far below those considered ideal, making it necessary understanding the variables involved in the fragmentation of this process over the months of a child’s life.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the association between type of breastfeeding of newborns at hospital discharge and at six months of age.MethodA cross-sectional study with data collected from the medical records of 301 children participating in a program to encourage exclusive breastfeeding. The study considered risk and protection factors to breastfeeding such as age of parents, presence of mate, parity, family income, stay in room, time elapsed from birth to first breastfeeding, hospitalization time, type of breastfeeding at hospital discharge, and use of pacifier until the age of six months.ResultsThe results revealed significant correlation between exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge and at six months of age (p=0.0205).ConclusionObservation of data enabled the following conclusion: it is important that newborns undergo exclusive breastfeeding after hospital discharge because, this way, they will be 2.5 times more likely to maintain this type of feeding until the age of six months.