Factores que influyen en el abandono precoz de la lactancia materna

Rev. cuba. enferm; 31 (2), 2015
Publication year: 2015

Introducción:

la lactancia materna constituye el modo de alimentación que ha garantizado la supervivencia de la especie humana, y proporciona ventajas que son conocidas.

Objetivo:

identificar factores sociopsicológicos que influyen en el abandono de la lactancia materna exclusiva antes de los primeros seis meses de vida del niño.

Métodos:

investigación descriptiva, retrospectiva y de corte transversal a través de una encuesta aplicada a las madres de 64 lactantes de hasta seis meses de edad, pertenecientes al área de salud policlínico Dr. Tomás Romay, municipio Artemisa, provincia Artemisa, entre septiembre de 2011 y abril de 2012.

Resultados:

la mitad de las madres abandonó la lactancia materna exclusiva antes de los 6 meses, así como hubo una asociación entre su abandono y la aparición de enfermedades en los lactantes.

Conclusiones:

la única alimentación necesaria con múltiples ventajas para el niño antes de los 6 meses es la lactancia materna exclusiva(AU)

Introduction:

the maternal nursing constitutes the feeding way that has guaranteed the survival of the human species and it provides advantages that are known.

Objective:

identifying factors social and psychological that influence in the abandonment of the nursing maternal sole right before the first six months of the boy's life.

Methods:

a descriptive, retrospective investigation, of traverse court in the period of September of 2011 to April of 2012 through a survey applied the mothers of 64 newborn of up to six months of age, belonging to the area of health policlínico Dr. Tomás Romay, municipality Artemisa, county Artemisa. The universe was conformed by 92 newborn of the advice popular New Allotment and Laundryman belonging to this area of health. The selection of the sample was carried out intentional in which 64 newborn was selected of up to six months of age. To carry out this investigation one kept in mind the basic principles of the ethics. The information was obtained through the history clinics and cards of the studied newborn as well as a survey that was carried out in an anonymous way.

Results:

half of the mothers he/she abandoned the nursing maternal sole right before the 6 months, as well as an association existed between its abandonment and the appearance of illnesses in the newborn, concluding that the only necessary feeding with multiple advantages for the boy before the 6 months is the nursing maternal sole right.

Conclusions:

the only necessary food with multiple benefits for the child before 6 months is exclusive breastfeeding(AU)