Uma experiência educacional de incentivo ao aleitamento materno e estimulação do bebê, para mães de nível sócio-econômico baixo: estudo preliminar

• Autor(a) principal: Garcia-Montrone, Victoria
• Data de Publicação: 1996
• Outros Autores: Rose, Júlio C. de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/819
• topic: Aleitamento Materno; Educação em Saúde; Saúde da Criança

This study included a preliminary analysis of the effectiveness of an educational program on breast-feeding and infant stimulation techniques. The program, developed by Garcia-Montrone (1992), was applied to a group of mothers (experimental group) of low socio-economic status. The program was evaluated by direct observation of mother-infant interaction and interviews with the mothers up to six months after childbirth. Results were compared with a control group of women matched for age, educational level, and previous experience with breast-feeding. Each group began with 10 mother-infant dyads, and there was one withdrawal in each group over the course of the study. 55% of the mothers in the experimental group were still breast-feeding six months after childbirth, compared to 22% in the control group. The experimental group also showed a significantly higher frequency of stimulation of the infant, both during and after breast-feeding. The authors conclude that it is feasible to combine breast-feeding and infant stimulation instruction in an educational program for women of low socio-economic status and that the use of this program can help reduce risk factors both for malnutrition and developmental retardation.