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INTRODUCTION: Mother's milk is the ideal meal for the baby during the first six months of life. A good health education (before and after birth) helps to prolong breastfeeding (BF). OBJECTIVE: To know the prevalence of BF among a group of women and to study the relationship with health education. DESIGN: Observational and analytic study. SETTING: Dr. Pujol i Capsada Primary Health Center (El Prat de Llobregat); Casagemes CAD's afterbirth group in Badalona, and Alba Lactancia Women's group. SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY: 135 women with babies born between the 1st of March 2002 and the 28th of February 2003. METHOD: Mother's motivation for breast-feeding and the type of information she has got were evaluated. Breast-feeding period was measured from the second month of baby's life by means of a survey passed by nursing staff. RESULTS: The average BF period was of 160 days, 22% breastfed their babies for less than a week, and 14% between a week and a month. The main variables in relation with the increase of BF are: to want to breast-feed (P=.05); mother sleeping with the baby (P=.03); to receive assistance from nursing staff while in hospital (P=.01); not to receive additional meals in hospital (P=.02); no problems during the first month of life (P<.0001); to receive information from health center (P=.009). If the first contact mother-baby (bringing the baby close to the breast) lasts more than 30 minutes 51% give up BF before the first month; but if the first contact is before of 30 minutes only give up 20.8% (P=.002). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of BF increases among the women that got health education and support from the health professionals.
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Breast Feeding , Health Education , Adult , Age Factors , Data Collection , Female , Health Personnel , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Motivation , Prevalence , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Introducción. La leche materna es el alimento ideal para el niño durante los 6 primeros meses de vida. Una buena educación sanitaria preparto y posparto favorece la duración de la lactancia materna (LM). Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de LM en un grupo de mujeres y estudiar si guarda relación con la educación sanitaria. Diseño. Estudio observacional, analítico. Emplazamiento. Centro de Salud Dr. Pujol i Capsada (El Prat de Llobregat); grupo de posparto del Centro de Atención a la Mujer Casagemes (Badalona), y grupo de mujeres de Alba Lactancia. Participantes. Se incluyó a 135 mujeres con hijos nacidos entre el 1 de marzo de 2002 y el 28 de febrero de 2003. Mediciones principales. Se valoraba la información recibida, el tipo de información y la motivación de la madre para dar LM. Se midió la prevalencia de LM mediante una encuesta realizada por el personal de enfermería. Resultados. La media de días de LM fue de 160; un 22% dio el pecho menos de 1 semana y un 14% entre 1 semana y 1 mes. Las variables significativas relacionadas con la LM a los 3 meses son: deseo de dar el pecho (p = 0,05), disponer de un alojamiento conjunto (p = 0,03), recibir ayuda de los profesionales de enfermería durante la estancia en el hospital (p = 0,01), no recibir suplementos en el hospital (p = 0,02), no tener problemas durante el primer mes de vida del niño (p 30 min, el 51% abandona la LM antes del primer mes, pero si el tiempo del primer contacto es < 30 min, el abandono antes del primer mes es del 20,8% (p = 0,002). Conclusiones. La prevalencia de LM aumenta en las mujeres que recibieron educación sanitaria y apoyo por parte del personal sanitario
Introduction. Mother's milk is the ideal meal for the baby during the first six months of life. A good health education (before and after birth) helps to prolong breastfeeding (BF). Objective. To know the prevalence of BF among a group of women and to study the relationship with health education. Desing. Observational and analytic study. Setting. Dr. Pujol i Capsada Primary Health Center (El Prat de Llobregat); Casagemes CAD's afterbirth group in Badalona, and Alba Lactancia Women's group. Subjects of the study. 135 women with babies born between the 1st of March 2002 and the 28th of February 2003. Method. Mother's motivation for breast-feeding and the type of information she has got were evaluated. Breast-feeding period was measured from the second month of baby's life by means of a survey passed by nursing staff. Results. The average BF period was of 160 days, 22% breastfed their babies for less than a week, and 14% between a week and a month. The main variables in relation with the increase of BF are: to want to breast-feed (P=.05); mother sleeping with the baby (P=.03); to receive assistance from nursing staff while in hospital (P=.01); not to receive additional meals in hospital (P=.02); no problems during the first month of life (P<.0001); to receive information from health center (P=.009). If the first contact mother-baby (bringing the baby close to the breast) lasts more than 30 minutes 51% give up BF before the first month; but if the first contact is before of 30 minutes only give up 20.8% (P=.002). Conclusions. The prevalence of BF increases among the women that got health education and support from the health professionals
