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Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age in full-term newborns during the pandemic and factors associated with early weaning

Prevalência de aleitamento materno exclusivo até seis meses de vida em bebês nascidos a termo em período da pandemia e fatores associados ao desmame precoce

Mirelly Sabrina Santos Silva; Sandra Raquel de Melo Gomes; Monalise Costa Batista Berbert; Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20242660624 Revista CEFAC, vol.26, n6, e0624, 2024
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Abstract

Purpose: to investigate the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months old in full-term newborns at a public hospital and the main factors associated with early weaning, during the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Methods: an observational, cross-sectional study with 98 mothers of full-term babies, conducted from January to August 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants answered two structured questionnaires. One was applied immediately after childbirth, with questions on identification and socioeconomic data, obstetric-gynecological background, and current pregnancy and childbirth. The second questionnaire, applied 6 months after childbirth, had questions about the child's feeding status. Statistical tests were used to associate the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months old and other variables, at the 5% significance level.

Results: 16.3% of the babies were exclusively breastfeeding until the sixth month, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the public hospital where the study was carried out. Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months old was not associated with the study variables.

Conclusion: the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding until the sixth month in full-term babies, in a public hospital, during the COVID-19 pandemic, was 16.3%. None of the variables analyzed was associated with early weaning.

Keywords

Breast Feeding; Weaning; Rooming-in Care; Infant, Newborn; Maternal and Child Health

Resumo

Objetivo: investigar a prevalência de aleitamento materno exclusivo aos seis meses de vida em bebês nascidos a termo em um hospital público e os principais fatores associados ao desmame precoce em período de pandemia causada pela síndrome respiratória aguda grave.

Métodos: estudo observacional, transversal, realizado com 98 mães de bebês a termo, no período de janeiro a agosto de 2021, intervalo marcado pela pandemia da COVID-19. As participantes responderam a dois questionários, um no pós-parto imediato, com questões de identificação e socioeconômicas, antecedentes gineco-obstétricos, gestação e parto atual; e, o segundo, seis meses após o parto, continha questões sobre a situação alimentar da criança. Para verificar a associação entre a prevalência do aleitamento materno exclusivo aos seis meses de vida e as demais variáveis foram aplicados os testes Qui-quadrado, Exato de Fisher, Qui-quadrado de comparações múltiplas e Teste T, com nível de significância de 5%.

Resultados: 16,3% dos lactentes encontravam-se em aleitamento materno exclusivo no sexto mês, no período da pandemia da COVID-19, no hospital público onde o estudo foi realizado. Não houve associação entre o aleitamento materno exclusivo aos seis meses de vida e as variáveis pesquisadas.

Conclusão: a prevalência de amamentação exclusiva no sexto mês em bebês nascidos a termo em um hospital público, durante a pandemia da COVID-19, foi de 16,3% e nenhuma das variáveis analisadas apresentou associação com o desmame precoce.

Palavras-chave

Aleitamento Materno; Desmame; Alojamento Conjunto; Recém-Nascido; Saúde Materno-Infantil

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