Prevalência de aleitamento materno até o sexto mês em população atendida na maternida de um hospital público

Abstract

The present study is a result of a research that aims to evaluate a prevalence of breastfeeding until the sixth month of age in the population attended at the maternity hospital of a Public Hospital in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. A collection of date for was obtained through the registry of the puerperal still not hospital and by telephone in two different phases, being the first contact when the neonates were 4 months of age and the second with 6 months. Sixty-six postpartum women were evaluated, with 12 discontinuing breastfeeding before the 4th month of life of the infant and 6 months before the 6th month. A total of 42 patients maintained AM until 6 months. In the first 4 months after the prevalence of SMA was 37.5%, falling to 2.4% in the 6th month. It was observed that an early food introduction, because before reaching 4 months of life 54.2% already received water and 25% of teas, 12.5% of juices, 16.5% of fruits and 6.3% of potatoes salted. No 6th month these rates have increased considerably. The prevalence for AM in children under 6 months was satisfactory, once again a presence of AME was not observed, the results were completely unsatisfactory and it was noticed that a food introduction has been performed well before the adequate for a child health.