Influencia de las prácticas integrales del parto en el estado nutricional de niños/as nacidos con bajo peso en la Zona 5 julio 2016.

Abstract

The objective was to analyze the influence of the integral practices of childbirth (timely clamping of the umbilical cord, early attachment, and immediate lactation) in the nutritional status of children born with low birth weight in the area 5 July 2016. To this research 68 children were evaluated who were born alive with low birth weight registered in the Live Births Registry (LBR) and the Integrated System of Nutritional Food Surveillance (ISNFS). To determine the relationship between variables was used the JMP and SPSS program, was applied the statistical test of independence of criteria Chi square with 95% of reliability, a significance level of 0.05 and correlations. The children were: sex: female 66% and male 33%, origin: 10% Bolivar, 35% Guayas, 24% Los Ríos, 30% Santa Elena, the 29% has teenage mothers. The 83.8% got timely clamping, 80.9% early attachment, and 83.8% immediate lactation. According to Body Mass Index BMI/A, 4.4% wasting, 1.5% overweight; S/A: 25% chronic malnutrition, 41.18 anemia, 85.3% exclusive breastfeeding. There is a significant statistically relationship between: timely clamping and nutritional status by Size /Age and anemia; between: early attachment and nutritional status by Weight / Age and anemia; between: Immediate breastfeeding and nutritional status by BMI/A, S/A, W/A and the presence of anemia. According to correlations, a positive relationship was found between the integral practices of childbirth and nutritional status: anthropometric indicators BMC/A, S/A. W/A and the presence of anemia. It is recommended to socialize this study to health personnel at all levels: national, zonal, district and operational; local health committees and other institutions to strengthen the comprehensive care of all children born alive with low birth weight, including the application of these comprehensive practices of childbirth saved lives, simple, easy to apply and its great impact on the newborn.