Prevalence of breast-feeding and factors associated with prolonged adherence to breast-feeding
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Medina López R et ál. Prevalencia de la lactancia materna y factores asociados a la adherencia prolongada. Metas de Enferm oct 2011; 14(8): 16-22
Authors
1Rosana Medina López, 2Diego Doncel Molinero, 3Sirenia Reyes Alvarado, 4Javier Álvarez Aldeán, 5José Miguel Morales Asensio
Position
1Supervisora de Enfermería. Unidad de Neonatología. Servicio de Pediatría. Agencia Pública Empresarial Sanitaria Costa del Sol. 2Responsable de la Unidad de Atención a la Ciudadanía en la Agencia Pública Sanitaria Costa del Sol, Andalucía. 3Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España. 4Jefe de servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología en el Hospital Costa del Sol. 5Enfemero. Licenciado en Antropología y Doctor en Economía de la Salud. Profesor de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Málaga.
Contact address
Rosana Medina López Unidad de Pediatría. Agencia Pública Empresarial Sanitaria Costa del Sol. Autovía A7, km 187. 29603 Marbella (Málaga).
Contact email: mrmedina@hcs.es
Abstract
Method: Analytical cross-sectional observational study via open questions to 207 Spanish speaking women who had given birth in 2008.
Results: Exclusive breastfeeding was reached in 13,7% of respondents and complete breastfeeding in 34,8%. The prevalence of breastfeeding dropped to 15,4% at 6 months; being 2,72 months of age the time when liquids or foods were introduced and 3,46 the mean age when breastfeeding was stopped. Initiation of breastfeeding during the hospital stay and permanence with the baby were the two most widely applied promotion strategies; women who had received help by the nurses had percentages of breastfeeding of up to 39,2% vs 20% in those who did not receive any help from the nurses (p = 0,021). Of the 13,7% of women who breastfed exclusively, none belonged to the group of women who worked outside the home (p = 0,002). Regarding complete breastfeeding, the data for women with a work activity were significantly lower to the rest of situations that did not involve an active job outside the home.
Conclusions: A high percentage of complete breastfeeding and an acceptable percentage of exclusive breastfeeding were confirmed, associating the increase in the number of women with complete breastfeeding to a greater intervention to promote breastfeeding.
Keywords:
adherence; breastfeeding; Humanising Perinatal Care; maternity/motherhood; prevalencepromotion
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Prevalencia de la lactancia materna y factores asociados a la adherencia prolongada