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Introdução: O aleitamento materno Ă© essencial para a saĂșde do bebĂ©. Ă o alimento mais completo e que melhor se adequa a todas as necessidades nutricionais durante os primeiros 6 meses de vida do recĂ©m-nascido. Apesar das recomendaçÔes do aleitamento exclusivo atĂ© aos 6 meses de idade, formuladas pela OMS, a UniĂŁo Europeia tem uma das prevalĂȘncias mais baixas de aleitamento materno exclusivo para a duração recomendada. De facto, a prevalĂȘncia da amamentação nos primeiros meses Ă© bastante alta mas diminui acentuadamente ao longo do tempo. Assim, este tema reveste-se de uma grande importĂąncia para tentar perceber e posteriormente adereçar os motivos que levam ao seu abandono.
Objetivos: Avaliar a prevalĂȘncia do aleitamento materno e identificar os principais fatores que levam ao seu abandono. Mais concretamente, pretende-se verificar se questĂ”es como a idade da mĂŁe, o grau de escolaridade materna, o nĂșmero de horas de trabalho e o rendimento contribuem para o abandono prematuro do aleitamento, bem como a prevalĂȘncia da amamentação pĂłs-parto e verificar se hĂĄ diferenças na amamentação entre duas unidades assistenciais das RegiĂ”es Norte e Centro.
Metodologia: Foi aplicado um questionĂĄrio a puĂ©rperas quando da consulta de revisĂŁo do puerpĂ©rio no Serviço de Ginecologia e ObstetrĂcia do Hospital PĂȘro da CovilhĂŁ e na USF de SĂŁo JoĂŁo de Ovar, integrado no ACES do Baixo Vouga. Os dados foram recolhidos entre Janeiro e Abril de 2015. A amostra total deste estudo Ă© composta por 83 puĂ©rperas.
Resultados: Verificou-se que a prevalĂȘncia da amamentação nas primeiras horas de vida do bebĂ© Ă© bastante elevada (98.8%). Das hipĂłteses testadas, o grau de escolaridade materna, o nĂșmero de horas de trabalho e o rendimento nĂŁo apresentaram correlação estatisticamente significativa com o abandono do aleitamento. Por outro lado, a idade mais jovem da mĂŁe provou ter influĂȘncia na duração do mesmo. AlĂ©m disso, aquando da aplicação do questionĂĄrio, 16% das mĂŁes jĂĄ nĂŁo amamentava. NĂŁo foram observadas diferenças significativas na prevalĂȘncia da amamentação entre as RegiĂ”es Norte e Centro.
ConclusĂ”es: Apesar da alta prevalĂȘncia do aleitamento nas primeiras horas de vida do bebĂ©, algumas mĂŁes jĂĄ tinham deixado de amamentar quando da consulta de revisĂŁo puerperal e vĂĄrias faziam-no em regime nĂŁo exclusivo. Estes dados nĂŁo seguem as recomendaçÔes da Organização Mundial de SaĂșde. Ă necessĂĄrio uma maior intervenção e educação das mĂŁes referente a este assunto, de forma a melhorar as taxas de continuidade da amamentação.
Introduction: Breastfeeding is essential for the baby's health. It is the most complete food and the one that best suits the nutritional needs during the first 6 months of life of the newborn. Despite the recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age, formulated by the World Health Organization, the European Union has one of the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended duration. In fact, the prevalence of breastfeeding during the first year is quite high but it decreases markedly over time. Thus, this issue is of great importance to try to understand and then address the issues leading to its abandonment. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of breastfeeding and identify the main factors that lead to its abandonment. More specifically, the study aims to verify if issues such as the mother's age, the degree of maternal education, the number of working hours and monthly income contribute to premature abandonment of breastfeeding. Also, the prevalence of postpartum breastfeeding and check for differences in breastfeeding between the North and Centre Regions are part of the objectives. Methodology: A questionnaire was applied to the mothers in the occasion of the postpartum follow up consultation. It was applied in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service in the Cova da Beira Hospital Center and in the Familiar Health Unit of SĂŁo JoĂŁo de Ovar. Data were collected between January and April 2015. The total sample of this study consists of 83 puerperal women. Results: It was found that the prevalence of breastfeeding in the early hours of the baby's life is quite high (98.8 %). In respect to the hypotheses tested, the degree of maternal education, the number of working hours and the monthly income did not show statistically significant correlation with the abandonment of breastfeeding. On the other hand, younger age of the mother proved to have influence on the duration of breastfeeding. In addition, 16 % of the mothers no longer were breastfeeding when the questionnaire was answered. No significant differences were observed in the prevalence of breastfeeding among North and Central Regions. Conclusions: Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding in the early hours of the baby's life, some mothers had stopped breastfeeding by the time they provide the answers to the questionnaire and several did so not on an exclusive basis. These data do not follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization. It is necessary a greater and broader intervention and education of mothers concerning this subject in order to improve breastfeeding duration.
Introduction: Breastfeeding is essential for the baby's health. It is the most complete food and the one that best suits the nutritional needs during the first 6 months of life of the newborn. Despite the recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age, formulated by the World Health Organization, the European Union has one of the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended duration. In fact, the prevalence of breastfeeding during the first year is quite high but it decreases markedly over time. Thus, this issue is of great importance to try to understand and then address the issues leading to its abandonment. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of breastfeeding and identify the main factors that lead to its abandonment. More specifically, the study aims to verify if issues such as the mother's age, the degree of maternal education, the number of working hours and monthly income contribute to premature abandonment of breastfeeding. Also, the prevalence of postpartum breastfeeding and check for differences in breastfeeding between the North and Centre Regions are part of the objectives. Methodology: A questionnaire was applied to the mothers in the occasion of the postpartum follow up consultation. It was applied in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service in the Cova da Beira Hospital Center and in the Familiar Health Unit of SĂŁo JoĂŁo de Ovar. Data were collected between January and April 2015. The total sample of this study consists of 83 puerperal women. Results: It was found that the prevalence of breastfeeding in the early hours of the baby's life is quite high (98.8 %). In respect to the hypotheses tested, the degree of maternal education, the number of working hours and the monthly income did not show statistically significant correlation with the abandonment of breastfeeding. On the other hand, younger age of the mother proved to have influence on the duration of breastfeeding. In addition, 16 % of the mothers no longer were breastfeeding when the questionnaire was answered. No significant differences were observed in the prevalence of breastfeeding among North and Central Regions. Conclusions: Despite the high prevalence of breastfeeding in the early hours of the baby's life, some mothers had stopped breastfeeding by the time they provide the answers to the questionnaire and several did so not on an exclusive basis. These data do not follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization. It is necessary a greater and broader intervention and education of mothers concerning this subject in order to improve breastfeeding duration.
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Abandono Aleitamento PrevalĂȘncia