Lactancia materna en la Región de Murcia.¿Seguimos con el problema?
2009; Mayo; Volume: 67; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2014-2986
AutoresR Gomis Cebrián, Costa Morata, Pedro Parra Hidalgo, J. Urra, A Oliver Roig, R. Gonzalez, M. Alcaráz Quiñonero,
Tópico(s)Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
ResumoespanolObjetivo: Conocer la prevalencia y la duracion de la lactancia materna (LM) en la Region de Murcia. Metodo: Estudio transversal (junio de 2007), mediante encuestas a madres de ninos menores de 24 meses realizadas en centros de vacunacion. El ambito de estudio estuvo comprendido por 77 zonas de salud de 6 areas sanitarias de la region, y el muestreo fue proporcional al numero de ninos nacidos en el area. Se recogieron datos sociosanitarios del nino, de la madre y de la alimentacion del nino. Se calculo la prevalencia de LM segun las categorias definidas por la Organizacion Mundial de Salud (OMS) y se estudiaron los motivos de no iniciar y de abandonar la LM. Resultados: Se obtuvieron datos de 1.836 ninos, con una tasa de respuesta del 95,2%. Al alta del hospital, un total de 1.643 ninos (89,7%) fueron alimentados con LM; de estos, el 76,7% (n= 1.405) lo hicieron sin suplementos nutritivos. Al tercer mes mantenian la LM completa el 44,4% y al sexto mes el 36,3%. La mediana de duracion de LM exclusiva fue de 75 dias y para la LM parcial de 129 dias. Los motivos de no alimentar con LM fueron: enfermedad/ingreso (46,7%), falta de leche (28,6%) y decision de la madre (19,3%). Entre las causas de abandono, cabe citar las siguientes: hipogalactia e insaciabilidad (29,3%) y escasa ganancia de peso (11%). Las variables que mostraron una asociacion estadisticamente significativa (p Conclusiones: Las cifras de LM en la Region de Murcia son similares a las de nuestro entorno, pero se alejan de las recomendadas por la OMS. EnglishObjective: To study the prevalence and duration of maternal breastfeeding (MB) in the Region of Murcia. Methods: Cross-sectional study (June, 2007). Mothers of infants under 24 months old were surveyed in immunization centers. The study was conducted through the 77 health zones of the 6 health areas of the Region. The sample size was proportional to the number of newborns in these areas. Breast-fed baby, mother and child feeding social and health data were collected. The MB prevalence was calculated in accordance with the categories defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the reasons for not starting and for stopping MB were studied. Results: Data from 1,836 infants (response rate of 95.2%) has been obtained. Upon hospital discharge, the percentage of children fed with MB was of 89.7% (1,643), 76.7% (1,405) of which were breastfed without nourishing supplements. 44.4% of infants exclusively MB at 3 months and 36.3% at 6 months. The median duration of exclusive MB was of 75 days and of 129 days for partial MB. The reasons for not being fed by MB were: disease/admission (46.7%), lack of milk (28.6%), and mother's decision (19.3%). The reasons for discontinuing breast¬feeding were: hypogalactia and insatiable appetite (29.3%), and not to put on weight (11%). The variables that showed statistically significant association (p Conclusions: The MB figures in the Region of Murcia are similar to those in our environment, but are far from those recommended by the WHO.
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