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BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that children born small for gestational age are at a metabolic disadvantage. Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risk of developing metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether ponderal index, weight, length or head circumference at birth affect early exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation. DESIGN: Information from medical records of full-term infants attending the same paediatric clinic was used to examine the relationship between birth size and failure to breastfeed within 28 days after birth. Details of demographics and diagnoses were prospectively recorded. Feeding method was assessed at each child visit by their healthcare provider. Feeding practices were compared between infants of high, normal and low ponderal index at birth. RESULTS: Multivariate models (p's ≤ 0.02) confirmed that the chance of exclusive breastfeeding continuation within 4 weeks of life was less in infants whose birth weight was below 2780 g or whose neonatal head circumference was < 33 cm. Birth length did not account for this effect. Ponderal index was not associated with a higher risk of early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding. CONCLUSIONS: This study reports that birth weight ≥ 2780 g and head circumference at birth ≥ 33 cm are independent predictors of breastfeeding onset success.
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Infant, Small for Gestational Age , Weaning , Birth Weight , Breast Feeding , Cephalometry , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Models, Biological , Multivariate Analysis , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Spain , Time FactorsABSTRACT
La lactancia materna es un hábito ligado íntimamente a la supervivencia de la especie humana desde tiempo inmemorial. Tras una etapa de abandono masivo a mediados del siglo XX, estamos asistiendo a una recuperación de este hábito, especialmente en el mundo denominado desarrollado, promovida desde las instituciones de salud ante la evidencia científica. La superioridad de la lactancia materna frente a la lactancia artificial es indiscutible y la evidencia científica así lo pone de manifiesto. La lactancia materna es un factor positivo de salud para la madre y para el niño. Por tanto la promoción y recuperación de este hábito es algo más que una moda o una tendencia: es un factor indiscutible de salud materno-infantil. El Gobierno de Navarra mediante Orden Foral de 28 de enero de 2004, se ha unido a las múltiples iniciativas administrativas que están surgiendo en nuestro entorno para la promoción de la lactancia materna, mediante la constitución de la Comisión Asesora Técnica para la Promoción de la Lactancia Materna en Navarra
Maternal breastfeeding is a habit that has been closely linked to the survival of the human species since time immemorial. Following a stage when it was massively abandoned in the mid-XX century, we are now witnessing a recovery of this habit, especially in the so-called developed world, promoted by the health institutions in light of the scientific evidence. The superiority of maternal breastfeeding over artificial feeding is beyond dispute as the scientific evidence makes clear. Maternal breastfeeding is a positive factor for the health of the mother and for the child. Hence the promotion and recovery of this habit is more than just a fashion or tendency: it is an incontrovertible factor in maternal-child health. Through the Foral Order of January 28th 2004, the government of Navarre has brought together the numerous administrative initiatives that are emerging in our province for the promotion of maternal breastfeeding by promoting a Technical Advisory Commission for the Promotion of Maternal Breastfeeding in Navarre
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Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Humans , Breast Feeding , Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology , Health Promotion/trends , Child Welfare/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Maternal breastfeeding is a habit that has been closely linked to the survival of the human species since time immemorial. Following a stage when it was massively abandoned in the mid-XX century, we are now witnessing a recovery of this habit, especially in the so-called "developed" world, promoted by the health institutions in light of the scientific evidence. The superiority of maternal breastfeeding over artificial feeding is beyond dispute as the scientific evidence makes clear. Maternal breastfeeding is a positive factor for the health of the mother and for the child. Hence the promotion and recovery of this habit is more than just a fashion or tendency: it is an incontrovertible factor in maternal-child health. Through the Foral Order of January 28th 2004, the government of Navarre has brought together the numerous administrative initiatives that are emerging in our province for the promotion of maternal breastfeeding by promoting a Technical Advisory Commission for the Promotion of Maternal Breastfeeding in Navarre.
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Breast Feeding , Child Welfare , Health Promotion , Infant Welfare , Maternal Welfare , Adult , Bottle Feeding , Child , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant Food/adverse effects , Infant, Newborn , Male , Spain , World Health OrganizationABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Mesalazine or 5 aminosalicylic acid (5 ASA) is currently a first choice drug in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. It has been shown that it crosses the placenta and is excreted into breast milk in small quantities. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a four month old breast fed infant, with a thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus secondary to a severe thrombocytosis (1,124,000/mm3). The only interesting antecedent we would draw attention to, is that breast feeding had been suddenly stopped the week before. The mother, suffering Crohn s disease, had been receiving treatment with oral mesalazine throughout her pregnancy and during lactation. CONCLUSIONS: Once other causes of the thrombocytosis had been eliminated, we based our approach on the hypothesis that it was due to prolonged intake of 5 ASA by the mother.
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/adverse effects , Cranial Sinuses/pathology , Mesalamine/adverse effects , Thrombosis/chemically induced , Thrombosis/diagnosis , Breast Feeding , Child , Cranial Sinuses/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Infant , Maternal Exposure , Maternal-Fetal Exchange , Pregnancy , Radiography , Thrombocytosis , Thrombosis/pathologyABSTRACT
Se revisa la situación de la lactancia materna en nuestra comunidad en el intervalo comprendido entre 1986 y 1993. Para ello se estudian dos grupos de neonatos navarros totalmente comparables entre sí, que proceden de nuestra principal maternidad. Se comparan las cifras de prevalencia de los diversos tipos de lactancia en el momento del alta de maternidad y de modo mensual hasta el sexto mes de vida. Del presente trabajo pueden extraerse las siguientes conclusiones: 1. La categoría de lactancia materna vigente en Navarra es el tipo I de la OMS.2. La lactancia materna se sigue abandonando de modo precoz y masivo a lo largo del primer semestre de vida en Navarra siendo sus cifras indetectables al sexto mes.3. Apenas existen diferencias significativas entre las cifras del año 1986 y 1993 (AU)
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Pregnancy , Female , Infant , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Hospitals, Maternity/statistics & numerical data , Spain/epidemiology , Prevalence , Mother-Child Relations , Infant CareABSTRACT
The state of breast-feeding in our autonomous community between 1986 and 1993 is reviewed. Two comparable Navarrese neonatal groups from our main maternity hospital are studied. The prevalence of the different types of breast-feeding at the time of discharge from the maternity hospital is compared, as well as monthly rates until the sixth month of life. The following conclusions can be drawn from this study: 1. The category of breast-feeding in Navarra is type 1 of the WHO. 2. Breast-feeding is abandoned in an early and massive way throughout the first six months of life in Navarra, with figures for this practice being undetectable by the sixth month. 3. There are barely any significant differences between the figures for 1986 and 1993.
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Cardiovascular diseases start during infancy, although the clinical manifestations show themselves during adulthood. Since the year 1987 a (PECNA) study has been underway in Navarra to analyse the epidemiology of the cardiovascular risk factors of the infant-juvenile population. This paper presents the evolution of the lipidic profile from 4 to 23 years of age, the tendency from 1987 to 1993, the evolution of the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia seric cholesterol >200 mg/dl and the tracking from infancy to adult age. Outstanding amongst the results are the differences between the lipidic profile in both sexes, as well as the observed fall in the average levels of total seric cholesterol and in the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia. With regard to the tracking, it is concluded that between 50% and 55% of individuals belonging to the extreme quintile of the distribution of the lipidic variables persist at this level six years later.
