Lactancia materna exclusiva y aspectos relacionados en madres de la parroquia Julio Moreno de la provincia de Bolívar y propuesta de un manual educativo, 2012

Abstract

102 breastfeeding mothers were to identify exclusive-breastfeeding facts in the Julio Moreno parish, and to propose an educative manual. The investigated breastfeeding mothers are between 15 to 39 years old. The results were as follows: most of them are from rural areas (59.6%), they are housewives (73,5%), and they just went to elementary school (67.6%). Reproductive features: these mothers have had between 1 and 8 children, they have had preterm pregnancies (45,1), 58.8% of deliveries were at home and 76.5% of them without complications. 56.9% of mothers got breastfeeding-benefit instruction from health centers. Feeding features: 48% of 6-to-3-month-old children were breastfed until they were 6 months. Besides, 27.5%of children were fed with supplementary food at the age of 6 months. Breastfeeding features: 62.7% of mothers breastfed their babies half an hour right after the delivery. They think their babies had good weight because they were breastfed until 6 months (50%). They no longer breastfed their babies due to the lack of breast milk production (27.5%). Finally, 57.8% of fathers did not support mothers during this period. It is recommended to have an educative manual for better breastfeeding guide.