Abstract

ALVAREZ MATOS, Dunia et al. Breast feeding in puerperas with acupuntural stimulation. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.10, pp. 1348-1356. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross sectional, case - control study was carried out in "30 de Noviembre" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2013 to the same month of 2014, formed by 20 puerperas belonging to doctor´s office No. 29 in whom auriculotherapy was applied to stimulate breast secretion (study group), and the same number of mothers' from the homologous doctor´s office No. 28, who received no treatment (control group), with the aim of describing the practice of breast feeding during the first 6 months of life. In the series, 40.0% of the mothers with auriculotherapy nursed in an exclusive way up to 6 months and 25.0% up the 5 months, while 40.0% of mothers who had no treatment nursed up to 4 months, and 35.0% up to 3 months. The children from the control group had anemia (70.0%), breathing disorders (40.0%) and diarrheic diseases (20.0%) more frequently, as well as more hospital admissions (35.0%). In the study group 40.0% of the infants had anemia, diseases decreased in 50% and hospital admissions decreased in 10%

Keywords : puerpera; infant; breast feeding; auriculotherapy; acupuncture; doctor´s offices; primary health care.

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