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Prevalence of breastfeeding in infants with very low birth weight: alternative method versus traditional feeding

2014; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/2238-3182.20140044

2238-3182

Márcia Bastos Rezende, Clarice Ribeiro Soares Araújo, César Coelho Xavier, Tasso Moraes Santos, Enrico A. Colosimo,

Infant Development and Preterm Care

Introduction: the survival of preterm newborns (PTNBs) with very low birth weight (LBW) has been a concern for health care professionals. Frequent complications increase the length of hospitalization and lead to premature abandonment of breastfeeding. Objective: to verify the prevalence of breastfeeding in PTNBs with LBW in two maternity wards in the city of Belo Horizonte-MG comparing different ways to administer the oral diet: bottle or cup/spoon. Method: the studied population consisted of 84 PTNBs with birth weight less than 1,500 grams; 31 born in Hospital A and 53 in Hospital B, between March 1996 and June 1997. The monitoring was from the hospital period to the 40th week of corrected age (CA); mothers were contacted until the 6th month of CA to inform about breastfeeding. Results: the two hospitals started offering oral diet belatedly; however, Hospital A with the routine practice of alternative use of cup/spoon with the mother’s participation seems to have allowed shorter hospital stay and less weight in PTNBs with LBW at discharge. Prevalence of breastfeeding in infants with very low birth weight: alternative method versus traditional feeding Marcia Bastos Rezende1, Clarice Ribeiro Soares Araujo2, Cesar Coelho Xavier3, Tasso Moraes Santos4, Enrico Antonio Colosimo5 1 Terapeuta Ocupacional. Doutora em Fisiologia. Professora Associada do Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional da Escola de Educacao Fisica, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 2 Terapeuta Ocupacional. Mestre em Ciencias da Reabilitacao. Professora Assistente do Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal da Paraiba. Joao Pessoa, PB – Brasil. 3 Medico Pediatra. Professor adjunto do Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 4 Professor Titular do Departamento de Alimentos da Faculdade de Farmacia da UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 5 Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Estatistica do Instituto de Ciencias Exatas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. Prevalencia do aleitamento materno em recem-nascidos de muito baixo peso: metodo alternativo versus tradicional na alimentacao DOI: 10.5935/2238-3182.20140044