Alimentação dos lactentes e fatores relacionados ao aleitamento materno

• Autor(a) principal: Araújo, Nileide Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Lima, Luisa Helena de Oliveira, Oliveira, Edina Araújo Rodrigues, Carvalho, Elaine de Sousa, Duailibe, Felipe Tavares, Formiga, Laura Maria Feitosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/7948
• topic: Lactente; Aleitamento Materno

This study aimed to investigate the feeding and the factors related to breastfeeding of infants in the city of Picos-PI, Brazil. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in four Family Health Units, in April-May 2011, with 90 children under 12 months, whose mothers attended the units to vaccinate them. We used a form to obtain socioeconomic data of the family and the child and data on the food offered. The rates of exclusive breastfeeding and predominant breastfeeding were 57.8% and 47.8% respectively, and exclusive breastfeeding had a median duration of 1 month. The duration of exclusive breastfeeding presented a statistically significant (p<0.05) and positive association with: having been breastfed in the first hour of birth, maternal age, and mother’s level of education. We concluded that the feeding practices studied were inappropriate for children under one year.