Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara

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Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro, Patrícia Matias
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares, Lindsay, Ana Cristina, Silva, Ana Valeska Siebra e
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4534
Resumo: This is an exploratory descriptive study, using a quantitative approach, carried out in Quixadá, CE, during the period of May/ 2007 to May/2008 with the aim of analyzing the prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a Baby-Friendly Hospital. Community health workers interviewed women who had given birth in the former twelve months using a close-ended questionnaire. A total of 181 women were interviewed. All the interviews were conducted at the mother’s home. Results showed that 55.3% of the mothers interviewed exclusively breast-fed for at least 4 months and that 46.2% exclusively breast-fed for 6 months. It was found that 99.4% had prenatal visits and 97.2% received guidance on breastfeeding. Our findings showed a low prevalence of exclusive breast feeding among the studied population despite the fact that the mothers, participating in the study, had been recruited from a Baby Friendly Hospital-Maternity, which institutionally supports breastfeeding in several steps. It was made evident the need of a more effective support for such women after leaving hospital so as to prevent early weaning. 
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
title Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
spellingShingle Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
Pinheiro, Patrícia Matias
Breast Feeding
Weaning
Epidemiology
Nursing
title_short Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
title_full Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
title_fullStr Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
title_sort Prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a baby-friendly hospital in Quixada, Ceara
author Pinheiro, Patrícia Matias
author_facet Pinheiro, Patrícia Matias
Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares
Lindsay, Ana Cristina
Silva, Ana Valeska Siebra e
author_role author
author2 Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares
Lindsay, Ana Cristina
Silva, Ana Valeska Siebra e
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinheiro, Patrícia Matias
Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares
Lindsay, Ana Cristina
Silva, Ana Valeska Siebra e
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Breast Feeding
Weaning
Epidemiology
Nursing
topic Breast Feeding
Weaning
Epidemiology
Nursing
description This is an exploratory descriptive study, using a quantitative approach, carried out in Quixadá, CE, during the period of May/ 2007 to May/2008 with the aim of analyzing the prevalence of breastfeeding among women attending a Baby-Friendly Hospital. Community health workers interviewed women who had given birth in the former twelve months using a close-ended questionnaire. A total of 181 women were interviewed. All the interviews were conducted at the mother’s home. Results showed that 55.3% of the mothers interviewed exclusively breast-fed for at least 4 months and that 46.2% exclusively breast-fed for 6 months. It was found that 99.4% had prenatal visits and 97.2% received guidance on breastfeeding. Our findings showed a low prevalence of exclusive breast feeding among the studied population despite the fact that the mothers, participating in the study, had been recruited from a Baby Friendly Hospital-Maternity, which institutionally supports breastfeeding in several steps. It was made evident the need of a more effective support for such women after leaving hospital so as to prevent early weaning. 
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