Abstract

GUERRA DOMINGUEZ, Electra et al. Breastfeeding practices and infant morbidity. Multimed [online]. 2023, vol.27  Epub Nov 07, 2023. ISSN 1028-4818.

Breastfeeding (BF) is the safest option to ensure good health and growth for young children. A retrospective, descriptive observational study was carried out in an urban popular council, belonging to the Jimmy Hinzel polyclinic, Bayamo municipality, Granma province, period January 2018-December 2020, with the aim of determining the relationship between breastfeeding practices and infant morbidity. The sample included 231 12-month-old children and their mothers who met selection criteria. Variables studied: in the mother (exclusive breastfeeding practices and causes of abandonment); and in the child (morbidity during the first year of life). The summary measures used were, from descriptive statistics, absolute numbers and percentages and from inferential statistics, the Chi-square test with a significance level of 5%. As relevant results, 45% of mothers offered their children exclusive breastfeeding (SCI) for six months, with hypogalactia being the main cause of abandonment (60/126); 44.8% of children who received SCI became ill during the first year of life, and 90.5% of those who did not. Acute respiratory infections were the leading cause of morbidity, affecting more children without SCI (76.2%). It was concluded that breastfeeding practices were significantly associated with infant morbidity (p˂0.05).

Keywords : Exclusive breastfeeding; Morbidity; Baby.

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