[Factors that affect time between birth and first breastfeeding]

[Factors associated with breastfeeding at birth in maternity hospitals linked to the Rede Cegonha, Brazil, 2016-2017]

Breastfeeding (BF) is a human right, and it must start from birth. The adequacy of Rede Cegonha (RC) strategies can contribute to the promotion of BF. The objective was to identify factors associated with BF in the first and 24 hours of live births at full-term maternity hospitals linked to CR. Cross-sectional study with data from the second evaluation cycle 2016-2017 of the RC that covered all of Brazil. Odds ratios were obtained through binary logistic regression according to a hierarchical model, with 95% confidence intervals and p-value < 0.01. The prevalence of BF in the first hour was 31% and in the 24 hours 96.6%. The chances of BF in the first hour increased: presence of a companion during hospitalization, skin-to-skin contact, vaginal delivery, delivery assistance by a nurse and accreditation of the unit in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Similar results at 24 hours, and association with maternal age below 20 years. BF in the first hour was less satisfactory than in the 24 hours, probably due to the high prevalence of cesarean sections, a factor associated with a lower chance of early BF. Continuous training of professionals about BF and the presence of an obstetric nurse during childbirth are recommended to expand BF in the first hour.

Breastfeeding in the first hour of life in Brazilian private hospitals participating in a quality-of-care improvement project

BACKGROUND

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative's Step 4 recommends: "support mothers to start breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth", thus contributing to the reduction of neonatal mortality. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life in private maternity hospitals participating in the "Adequate Childbirth Project", a quality-of-care improvement project, and to analyze determinants of this outcome.

METHODS

Secondary analysis of data collected by the cross-sectional evaluative "Healthy Birth Study", conducted in 2017 in 12 maternity hospitals participating in the Adequate Childbirth Project, where 4800 mothers were interviewed, and hospital records were observed. Conditions that prevented breastfeeding at birth, such as maternal HIV-infection and newborns' severe malformations, were excluded. Multiple logistic regression was performed according to a hierarchical theoretical model.

RESULTS

The prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life was 58% (CI 95% 56.6-59.5%). Lower maternal education (aOR 0.643; CI 95% 0.528-0.782), lower economic status (aOR 0.687; CI 95% 0.504-0.935), cesarean section delivery (ORa 0.649; CI 95% 0.529-0.797), preterm birth (aOR 0.660; CI 95% 0.460-0.948) and non-rooming-in at birth (aOR 0.669; CI 95% 0.559-0.800) were negatively associated with the outcome. Receiving information during prenatal care about the importance of breastfeeding at birth (aOR 2.585; CI 95% 2.102-3.179), being target of the quality-of-care improvement project (aOR 1.273; CI 95% 1.065-1.522), skin-to-skin contact at birth (aOR 2.127; CI 95% 1.791-2.525) and female newborn (aOR 1.194; CI 95% 1.008-1.415) were factors positively associated with the outcome.

CONCLUSIONS

The private maternities participating in the Healthy Birth Study showed a good prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life, according to WHO parameters. Prenatal guidance on breastfeeding at birth, being target of the quality-of-care improvement project and skin-to-skin contact at birth contributed to breastfeeding in the first hour of life.

Maternal and neonatal peripartum factors associated with late initiation of breast feeding in Bangladesh: a secondary analysis

OBJECTIVES

Late initiation of breast feeding (LIBF) is associated with increased neonatal mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to assess the association between intrapartum, early postpartum and neonatal factors, and LIBF in Bangladesh.

DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS

In this analysis, we used data from the mothers participating in a cluster-randomised controlled trial (Rang-Din Nutrition Study) conducted in rural northwest Bangladesh. Mothers (n=3594) were interviewed about the time of initiation of breast feeding, and peripartum maternal and neonatal complications within the first 72 hours of delivery. LIBF was defined as initiation of breast feeding 1 hour after birth. Factors associated with LIBF were identified by multivariable logistic regression analysis.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES

Prevalence and associated factors of LIBF.

RESULTS

The prevalence of LIBF was 18.5%. Factors significantly associated with LIBF in multivariable logistic regression were assisted vaginal delivery (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.17, 95% CI 1.44 to 3.27); delivery by caesarean section (AOR 9.67, 95% CI 7.21 to 12.96); maternal health problems during childbirth (AOR 1.61, 95% CI 1.30 to 2.00); preterm newborns (AOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.78); newborns moved slowly immediately after birth (AOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.94); and sick newborns (AOR 1.60, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.29).

CONCLUSIONS

Findings from this study suggest that to reduce LIBF, peripartum maternal and neonatal complications should be prevented and treated.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER

NCT01715038.

Care for healthy newborns in Brazil: are we making progress in achieving best practices?

This paper aims to compare best practices for healthy newborns in public and mixed hospitals affiliated with SUS, according to type of birth, between "Nascer no Brasil/2011" (NB - Birth in Brazil) and in the last assessment cycle of Rede Cegonha, here called "Avaliação da Rede Cegonha/2017" (ARC - Stork Network Assessment). NB included a sample with national representativeness of 266 hospitals, and ARC was conducted in 606 maternity hospitals included in the Rede Cegonha strategy, totaling 15,994 and 8,047 pairs of healthy mothers and newborns, respectively.Between the two studies, NB-2011 and ARC-2017, although the proportion of cesarean sections remained around 44%, the prevalence of skin-to-skin contact with newborns, breastfeeding in the delivery room and breastfeeding in the first 24h of life increased by 140%, 82% and 6%, respectively. The proportion of upper airway aspiration of newborns dropped 65%. The results indicate that the use of evidence-based guidelines for the care of healthy newborns has increased in clinical practice, considering the six-year period between the compared studies. Despite the progress, important challenges remain to ensure best practices for all women and newborns, especially in relation to cesarean births.

Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Turkey: analysis of 2003-2018 demographic and health surveys

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the current study is to analyse the trends, determinants of prelacteal feeding (PLF) and its relations with the mode of delivery among infants <24 months over the years 2003-2018.

DESIGN

We pooled data from Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys (TDHS). The key outcome variable was PLF. Factors associated with PLF were analysed by using complex sample multiple logistic regression analysis, separately and merged database.

SETTING

TDHS in 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018.

PARTICIPANTS

Mother-infant dyads (n 4942).

RESULTS

PLF rates fluctuated between 29·3 and 41·4 %. The most common types of PLF were infant formula (61·1 %) followed by sugar/glucose water (24·9 %) and plain water (9·3 %). PLF rate was 1·51 times higher (95 % CI 1·28, 1·78) in cases delivered by caesarean section as compared with those delivered by vaginal route. According to the initiation time of breast-feeding after delivery, the most significant absolute change in PLF rate was observed within 1 h (10·9 % increase). Delayed initiation of breast-feeding was associated with significantly higher odds of PLF compared with the first hour (1 to < 2 h: adjusted OR (AOR) 1·29, 95 % CI 1·04, 1·61; 2-23 h: AOR 1·73, 95 % CI 1·42, 2·11; ≥24 h: AOR 11·37, 95 % CI 8·81, 14·69).

CONCLUSIONS

To eliminate suboptimal breast-feeding practices, counselling on breast-feeding and delivery type during antenatal visits, postnatal breast-feeding support and social support should be provided to all mothers and families.

Caesarean Section Delivery and Risk of Poor Childhood Growth

BACKGROUND

Though emerging evidence indicates caesarean section (CS) brings about late initiation of breastfeeding, early cessation of breastfeeding, and a higher risk of developing obesity, little is documented on the association between CS birth and stunted growth. This study assessed caesarean section delivery and the risk of poor postnatal childhood growth.

METHODS

A retrospective cohort study design was used to collect the requisite data on a sample of 528 mothers having children between the ages of 6 to 24 months. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data.

RESULTS

After controlling for potential confounding factors, linear growth as measured by height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) was significantly higher by 0.121 standard units in children born through normal vaginal delivery, compared to their counterparts born through caesarean section (beta coefficients (β) = 0.121, p=0.002). The mode of delivery also had a statistically significant impact on infant feeding practices. Whereas 70.4% of babies delivered via vagina initiated breastfeeding within one hour of delivery, only 52.7% of babies born through CS did the same. Vaginally delivered babies were 2.1 times more likely to initiate breastfeeding within one hour of delivery ((Crude odds ratio (COR) = 2.13, p < 0.001). Compared to CS babies, vaginally delivered babies were 3.2 times more likely not to have been fed with prelacteal feeds such as water and sugar solutions. Vagina delivered babies were 1.8 times more likely to receive adequate neonatal feeding than their counterparts who were delivered through CS (COR = 1.76, p=0.003).

CONCLUSIONS

This study has found an association between CS delivery and stunting, an adverse outcome that clinicians and patients should weigh when considering in particular elective CS that seeks to avoid the pain associated with a vaginal birth.

Impact of intention to become pregnant on breastfeeding in the first postpartum hour

This study aimed to analyze the impact of the intention to become pregnant on breastfeeding within the first hour after delivery. This is a cross-sectional study nested in the research "Birth in Brazil: national survey into labor and birth" carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the data of 5,563 puerperae and their newborns who participated in the study. The following women evidenced a lower propensity to begin breastfeeding in the first hour of life: puerperae who did not wish to become pregnant (OR = 0.85; CI: 0.73-0.98) and who were dissatisfied upon learning that they had become pregnant (OR = 0.72; CI: 0.61-0.83). The intentionality of pregnancy affected maternal breastfeeding behavior so that women with unintended pregnancies were less likely to initiate breastfeeding in the first hour postpartum, thus evidencing that inadequate family planning may indirectly harm breastfeeding. Therefore, the quality of family planning services should be improved to reduce unintended pregnancies and prevent unfavorable outcomes for mother-and-child health, such as the late onset of breastfeeding.

Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth and its determinants among normal vaginal deliveries at primary and secondary health facilities in Bangladesh: A case-observation study

BACKGROUND

Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth can avert 22% of newborn mortality. Several factors influence breastfeeding practice including mothers' socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, and factors related to time around child birth. This study explores breastfeeding initiation practices and associated influencing factors for initiating breastfeeding within one hour of birth in public health facilities of Bangladesh.

METHODS

In this study, normal deliveries were observed in 15 public health facilities from 3 districts in Bangladesh. Study participants were selected by convenient sampling i.e. delivery cases attending health facilities during the study period were selected excluding caesarean section deliveries. Among 249 mothers, time of initiation of breastfeeding was observed and its association was measured with type of health facility, privacy in delivery room, presence of separate staff for newborn, spontaneous breathing, skin-to-skin contact and postnatal contact of mother or newborn with health care providers within one hour after delivery. Data was collected during August-September, 2016. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to measure equality of median duration of breastfeeding initiation time among two or more categories of independent variables. Series of simple logistic regressions were conducted followed by multiple logistic regression to identify the determinants for breastfeeding initiation within one hour.

RESULTS

Among 249 mothers observed, 67% initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth at health facilities and median time to initiate breastfeeding was 38 minutes (Inter-quartile range: 20-56 minutes). After controlling for maternal age as potential confounder, the odds of initiating breastfeeding within one hour of birth was significantly higher if mothers gave birth in district hospitals (AOR 3.5: 95% CI 1.5, 6.4), visual privacy was well-maintained in delivery room (AOR 2.6: 95% CI 1.2, 4.8), newborns cried spontaneously (AOR 4.9: 95% CI 3.4, 17.2), were put to skin-to-skin contact with mothers (AOR 3.4: 95% CI 1.9, 10.4) or were examined by health care providers in the facilities (AOR 2.4: 95% CI 1.3, 12.9).

CONCLUSIONS

In health facilities, initiation of breastfeeding within one hour is associated with some critical practices and events around the time of birth. With the global push toward facility-based deliveries, it is very important to identify those key factors, within the landscape of maternal and newborn care, which significantly enable health care providers and parents to engage in the evidence-based newborn care activities including early initiation of breastfeeding that will, in turn, reduce global rates of newborn mortality.

Intervention time until discharge for newborns on transition from gavage to exclusive oral feeding

Purpose Measure the intervention time required for transition from gavage to exclusive oral feeding, comparing newborns exposed exclusively to the mother's breast with those who, in addition to breastfeeding, received supplementation using a cup or baby bottle. Methods Analytical, longitudinal, cohort study conducted with 165 newborns (NB) divided into groups according to severity of medical complications (G1-with no complications; G2-with significant complications), and into subgroups according to feeding mechanism (A and B). All NBs were low birth weight, on Kangaroo Mother Care, and breast stimulated according to medical prescription and hospital routine. Regarding feeding pattern, subgroup A comprised NBs exclusively breastfed at hospital discharge, whereas subgroup B was composed of NBs fed through cup/bottle at some time during hospitalization. The number of days spent in each stage of transition was recorded for each NB. Results History of clinical complications significantly influenced total intervention time. Study participants in subgroups G1-A (10 days), G1-B (9 days), and G2-A (12 days) displayed greater chances of early discharge compared with those in subgroup G2-B (16 days). Conclusion NBs with no important history of clinical complications displayed greater chances of early hospital discharge. NBs with significant history of clinical complications that underwent gavage to exclusive breastfeeding transition presented smaller intervention time than those that required supplementation using cup/bottle. Feeding transition using the gavage-to-exclusive oral feeding technique is recommended for Speech-language Pathology practice in Neonatology.

Does postnatal care have a role in improving newborn feeding? A study in 15 sub-Saharan African countries

Background

Breastfeeding is known as a key intervention to improve newborn health and survival while prelacteal feeds (liquids other than breastmilk within 3 days of birth) represents a departure from optimal feeding practices. Recent programmatic guidelines from the WHO and UNICEF outline the need to improve newborn feeding and points to postnatal care (PNC) as a potential mechanism to do so. This study examines if PNC and type of PNC provider are associated with key newborn feeding practices: breastfeeding within 1 day and prelacteal feeds.

Methods

We use data from the Demographic and Health Surveys for 15 sub-Saharan African countries to estimate 4 separate pooled, multilevel, logistic regression models to predict the newborn feeding outcomes.

Findings

PNC is significantly associated with increased breastfeeding within 1day (OR = 1.35, P < 0.001) but is not associated with PLFs (OR = 1.04, P = 0.195). PNC provided by nurses, midwives and untrained health workers is also associated with higher odds of breastfeeding within 1 day of birth (OR = 1.39, P < 0.001, (OR = 1.95, P < 0.001) while PNC provided by untrained health workers is associated with increased odds of PLFs (OR = 1.20, P = 0.017).

Conclusions

PNC delivered through customary care may be an effective strategy to improve the breastfeeding within 1 day but not to discourage PLFs. Further analysis should be done to examine how these variables operate at the country level to produce finer programmatic insight.

Factors related to health services determine breastfeeding within one hour of birth in the Federal District of Brazil, 2011

Objective:

To identify factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study conducted among mothers and children under one year of age, who attended the second stage of the polio vaccination campaign in the Federal District, Brazil, in 2011. The sample was composed of 1,027 pairs of mothers and children. Breastfeeding in the first hour of life was considered as the dependent variable; and the independent variables were: socio-demographic characteristics of the mother, prenatal, delivery and postpartum care, reference to physical or verbal violence/neglect during delivery, and children health. Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were used as measures of association, calculated by Poisson regression.

Results:

The prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life was 77.3%. Inadequate prenatal care (PR = 0.72), cesarean section (PR = 0.88) and no access to rooming-in after birth (PR = 0.28) were factors that interfered negatively in breastfeeding in the first hour of life. No factor was associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life for mother and children.

Conclusions:

Factors related to health services such as prenatal care, type of delivery and postpartum rooming-in interfered with breastfeeding in the first hour of life, indicating that health services, as well health professional practices were major determinants the breastfeeding in the first hour of life.

Prevalence and factors associated with breast milk donation in banks that receive human milk in primary health care units

OBJECTIVE

To estimate the prevalence and to analyze factors associated with breast milk donation at primary health care units in order to increase the human milk bank reserves.

METHODS

Cross-sectional study carried out in 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A representative sample of 695 mothers of children younger than 1 year attended to at the nine primary health care units with human milk donation services were interviewed. A hierarchical approach was used to obtain adjusted prevalence ratios (APR) by Poisson regression with robust variance. The final model included the variables associated with breast milk donation (p≤0.05).

RESULTS

7.3% of the mothers had donated breast milk. Having been encouraged to donate breast milk by healthcare professionals, relatives, or friends (APR=7.06), receiving information on breast milk expression by the primary health care unit (APR=3.65), and receiving help from the unit professionals to breastfeed (APR=2.24) were associated with a higher prevalence of donation. Admission of the newborn to the neonatal unit was associated with a lower prevalence of donation (APR=0.09).

CONCLUSIONS

Encouragement to breast milk donation, and information and help provided by primary health care unit professionals to breastfeeding were shown to be important for the practice of human milk donation.

Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life in Brazil: a systematic review

OBJECTIVE

To identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life in Brazil.

METHODS

Systematic review of epidemiological studies conducted in Brazil with exclusive breastfeeding as outcome. Medline and LILACS databases were used. After the selection of articles, a hierarchical theoretical model was proposed according to the proximity of the variable to the outcome.

RESULTS

Of the 67 articles identified, we selected 20 cross-sectional studies and seven cohort studies, conducted between 1998 and 2010, comprising 77,866 children. We identified 36 factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding, being more often associated the distal factors: place of residence, maternal age and education, and the proximal factors: maternal labor, age of the child, use of a pacifier, and financing of primary health care.

CONCLUSIONS

The theoretical model developed may contribute to future research, and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding may subsidize public policies on health and nutrition.

Atenção à criança no período neonatal: avaliação do pacto de redução da mortalidade neonatal no Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

Resumo O objetivo foi avaliar as ações de atenção à criança no período neonatal a partir das estratégias preconizadas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Estudo transversal realizado a partir do banco de dados da pesquisa nacional de base populacional intitulada “Chamada Neonatal: avaliação da atenção ao pré-natal e aos menores de um ano nas regiões Norte e Nordeste”, que aconteceu nos nove municípios prioritários para o Pacto de Redução da Mortalidade Infantil e Neonatal no Rio Grande do Norte, com 837 pares mãe/filho. As variáveis foram compostas pelas questões/ações referentes ao período neonatal, seguidas de uma análise descritiva e inferencial. Foi utilizada toda a amostra do banco de dados composta por 57,6% na capital e 42,4% no conjunto dos interiores. A frequência das ações de âmbito hospitalar variou de 35% a 96% e as realizadas na atenção básica de 57% a 91,2%. A maioria teve associação com os hospitais de natureza pública e com a capital do estado, e as ações de atenção à continuidade do cuidado com melhores condições econômicas (p < 0,05). Todas as ações não atenderam a totalidade do que é preconizado nos programas e políticas de atenção à criança, e revelam as iniquidades regionais em saúde.

HIV testing in the maternity ward and the start of breastfeeding: a survival analysis

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence of the time between birth and the beginning of breastfeeding, especially at the moment of the rapid HIV test results at hospital admission for delivery.

METHODS

Cohort study of 932 pregnant women who underwent rapid HIV test admitted in the hospital for delivery in Baby-Friendly Hospitals. The survival curves of time from birth to the first feeding were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and the joint effect of independent variables by the Cox model with a hierarchical analysis. As the survival curves were not homogeneous among the five hospitals, hindering the principle of proportionality of risks, the data were divided into two groups according to the median time of onset of breastfeeding at birth in women undergoing rapid HIV testing.

RESULTS

Hospitals with median time to breastfeeding onset at birth of up to 60 min were considered as early breastfeeding onset and those with higher medians were considered as late breastfeeding onset at birth. Risk factors common to hospitals considered to be with early and late breastfeeding onset at birth were: cesarean section (RR=1.75 [95% CI: 1.38-2.22]; RR=3.83 [95% CI: 3.03-4.85]) and rapid test result after birth (RR=1.45 [95% CI: 1.12-1.89]; RR=1.65 [95% CI: 1.35-2.02]), respectively; and hospitals with late onset: starting prenatal care in the third trimester (RR=1.86 [95% CI: 1.16-2.97]).

CONCLUSIONS

The onset of breastfeeding is postponed, even in Baby-Friendly Hospitals, when the results of the rapid HIV test requested in the maternity are not available at the time of delivery.

Inequities in milk-based prelacteal feedings in Latin America and the Caribbean: the role of cesarean section delivery

BACKGROUND

Prelacteal feeds (ie, foods other than breast milk offered before the milk comes in) have been identified as a risk factor for shorter breastfeeding duration and neonatal mortality.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to test for socioeconomic inequities on the risk of milk-based prelacteal feeding associated with cesarean section delivery.

METHODS

We conducted secondary cross-sectional data analyses of 7 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Latin American and Caribbean countries between 2005 and 2010 (N = 49 253 women with children younger than 3 years of age). Multivariate logistic regression was used to test the association between cesarean section delivery and the risk of milk-based prelacteal feeding in the total samples as well as within the lowest and highest wealth quintile subsamples by country and in the pooled sample.

RESULTS

Almost one-third of newborns received milk-based (22.9%) prelacteal feeds. Prelacteal feeding prevalence varied from 17.6% in Guiana to 55% in Dominican Republic. Cesarean section delivery was associated with significantly higher odds of introduction of milk-based prelacteals in all countries (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] range, 2.34 in Bolivia to 4.50 in Peru). The association between cesarean section delivery and risk of milk-based prelacteal feeds was stronger among the poorest than wealthiest women (AOR [95% confidence interval], 2.94 [2.58-3.67] vs 2.17 [1.85-2.54]).

CONCLUSION

Women of lower socioeconomic status may need additional breastfeeding support after cesarean section delivery to prevent the introduction of milk-based prelacteals. Reducing the rates of cesarean section deliveries is likely to reduce the prevalence of prelacteal feeding.

Risk groups in children under six months of age using self-organizing maps

Fetal and infant growth tends to follow irregular patterns and, particularly in developing countries, these patterns are greatly influenced by unfavorable living conditions and interactions with complications during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to identify groups of children with different risk profiles for growth development. The study sample comprised 496 girls and 508 boys under six months of age from 27 pediatric primary health care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data were obtained through interviews with the mothers and by reviewing each child's health card. An unsupervised learning, know as a self-organizing map (SOM) and a K-means algorithm were used for cluster analysis to identify groups of children. Four groups of infants were identified. The first (139) consisted of infants born exclusively by cesarean delivery, and their mothers were exclusively multiparous; the highest prevalences of prematurity and low birthweight, a high prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and a low proportion of hospitalization were observed for this group. The second (247 infants) and the third (298 infants) groups had the best and worst perinatal and infant health indicators, respectively. The infants of the fourth group (318) were born heavier, had a low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding, and had a higher rate of hospitalization. Using a SOM, it was possible to identify children with common features, although no differences between groups were found with respect to the adequacy of postnatal weight. Pregnant women and children with characteristics similar to those of group 3 require early intervention and more attention in public policy.

Aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida em um Hospital Amigo da Criança: prevalência, fatores associados e razões para sua não ocorrência

Objetivos: identificar a prevalência do aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida, os fatores associados e as razões para sua não ocorrência em um Hospital Amigo da Criança. Métodos: estudo transversal com 562 mães e recém-nascidos. Os dados foram obtidos entre outubro a novembro de 2011 mediante formulários de entrevista e consulta a prontuários. Modelo de Poisson foi ajustado para analisar a prevalência do aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida em função das variáveis de exposição. Resultados: a prevalência do aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida foi de 31%. Apenas o parto normal permaneceu no modelo final, apresentando razão de prevalência de 27% a mais em relação ao parto cesáreo (p=0,020). As razões para que 388 crianças não tenham sido amamentadas na primeira hora de vida foram classificadas em: problemas de saúde da criança (328, 84,5%), da mãe (241, 62,1%) e atraso no resultado do teste rápido anti-HIV (199, 51,2%), 11 (2,8%) não apresentaram nenhuma justificativa. Conclusões: os resultados relatados ainda estão bem abaixo das recomendações da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), o que em grande parte pode ser atribuído às condições próprias de um hospital de nível terciário, cuja demanda é constituída predominantemente por casos de pacientes de médio e elevado risco obstétrico.

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding early start of breastfeeding among pregnant, lactating women and healthcare workers in El-Minia University Hospital

BACKGROUND

Breastfeeding within the first hour of life is a potential mechanism for health promotion and is considered to be an indicator of excellence of breastfeeding. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding early breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of life in both the Pediatrics and Gynecology and Obstetrics Departments of Minia University Hospital, Minia, Egypt.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS

A study was conducted on four groups of participants from both the Pediatrics and Gynecology and Obstetrics Departments of Minia University Hospital, each of them consisting of 30 individuals, using a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding early breastfeeding initiation for each group.

RESULTS

Sixty percent of women delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery and 16.7% of those delivered by cesarean section initiated breastfeeding within 30 minutes to 1 hour after birth. Forty percent of lactating women delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery, 83.3% of lactating women delivered by cesarean section, and 36.7% of healthcare workers used prelacteal feed instead of early breastfeeding initiation. The most important factors affecting the breastfeeding initiation were maternal illness followed by immediate skin-to-skin contact.

CONCLUSIONS

Although the majority of women participating in this study exhibited knowledge about early breastfeeding initiation, actual application of this practice was clearly deficient. In order to improve the rates of breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of life we should enhance vaginal delivery and prenatal classes and implement Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative policies in both the Pediatrics and Gynecology and Obstetrics Departments of Minia University Hospital.

Avaliação de fatores que interferem na amamentação na primeira hora de vida

Objetivo: Investigar como o passo 4 da Iniciativa Hospital Amigo da Criança foi aplicado, avaliar a prevalência da amamentação na primeira hora após o nascimento e analisar os fatores associados à não amamentação neste período de vida. Métodos: Estudo transversal conduzido em alojamento conjunto de maternidade de alto risco na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com entrevista com amostra de 403 puérperas. A Razão de Prevalência, com seu respectivo intervalo de confiança de 95%, foi estimada a partir de modelo com função de ligação complementar log log, através do programa SPSS15® . Resultados: A prevalência de amamentação na primeira hora após o nascimento foi de 43,9%. A análise multivariada evidenciou que foram protegidas contra a não amamentação na primeira hora de vida as mulheres de cor não preta (RP = 0,62; IC 95%: 0,42-0,90), multíparas (RP = 0,66; IC 95%: 0,47-0,93), que fizeram pré-natal (RP = 0,23; IC 95%: 0,08-0,67), com parto normal (RP = 0,41; IC 95%: 0,28-0,60), cujos bebês tiveram peso ao nascer igual ou superior a 2.500g (RP = 0,31; IC 95%: 0,11-0,86) e que receberam ajuda da equipe de saúde para amamentar na sala de parto (RP = 0,51; IC 95%: 0,36-0,72). Conclusão: A ajuda prestada pela equipe de saúde à amamentação ao nascimento, que se constitui no “Passo 4 da Iniciativa Hospital Amigo da Criança”, bem como a cor materna não preta, a multiparidade, a realização de pré-natal, o parto normal e o peso adequado ao nascer contribuíram para o inicio do aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida.

Prevalência de aleitamento materno e fatores associados no município de Londrina-PR

OBJETIVO: Descrever a prevalência do aleitamento materno e fatores associados no município de Londrina-PR. MÉTODOS: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo, entrevistando 770 acompanhantes de crianças menores de 12 meses, durante a campanha de vacinação antipoliomielite, em agosto de 2008. RESULTADOS: Na primeira hora, foram amamentadas 72,5% das crianças; 33,8% estavam em aleitamento materno exclusivo de zero a seis meses, no quarto mês, 53,7% e no sexto mês 7,8%; 51,5% em aleitamento materno continuado entre 9 e 12 meses. As mulheres que mais amamentaram tinham idade igual ou superior a 35 anos, escolaridade de terceiro grau, mais de um filho e estavam em licença-maternidade. CONCLUSÃO: os índices de aleitamento materno do município apresentaram evolução, porém faz-se necessário analisar as ações nos serviços de saúde para melhora desses índices.

Determinants of breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of life in a Brazilian population: cross-sectional study

Background

Breastfeeding within the first hour of life is a potential mechanism for health promotion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of life in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, between 2004 and 2005, and investigate the influence of maternal, child and prenatal factors on this practice.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study extracted from the results of a contemporary cohort conducted in 10 maternity hospitals in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. A group of 1,309 mother-child pairs was included in the study. Information about mother's and baby's characteristics, pregnancy, birth, and time of breastfeeding initiation was collected in the first 72 hours after delivery, through interview with mothers and hospital records. The data gathered were stored and analyzed using the SPSS 16.0 and R 8.0. The chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis were used to examine the relationship between breastfeeding within the first hour and different variables.

Results

47.1% of the mothers initiated breastfeeding within the first hour after birth. Early initiation of breastfeeding was associated with birth at full term pregnancy (adjusted Prevalence Ratio 1.43; 95% confidence interval 1.10 to 2.00), mothers who received prenatal guidance regarding the advantages of breastfeeding (aPR1.23; 95% CI 1.11 to 1.41) and vaginal delivery (aPR 2.78; 95% CI 2.38 to 3.23).

Conclusions

In order to improve the rates of breastfeeding within the first hour of life, health care professionals must promote the factors favoring this practice such as prenatal guidance regarding the advantages of breastfeeding, vaginal delivery and full term birth, and stimulate this practice in vulnerable situations such as mothers with cesarean section and preterm birth.

Factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life

OBJECTIVE

To identify factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life (Step 4 of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative).

METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of mothers who gave birth in maternity wards in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, between 1999 and 2001. Newborns or mothers with restriction to breastfeeding were excluded, resulting in a sample of 8,397 pairs. A random effect--at maternity hospital level--Poisson model was employed in a hierarchical approach with three levels: distal, intermediate and proximal for characteristics of the mother, of the newborn, and of prenatal and hospital assistance.

RESULTS

Only 16% of the mothers breastfed in the first hour of life. Breastfeeding in this period was less prevalent among neonates with immediate intercurrences after birth (PR = 0.47; CI99% 0.15;0.80); among mothers who did not have contact with their newborns in the delivery room (PR = 0.62; CI99% 0.29;0.95); among mothers submitted to cesarean section delivery (PR = 0.48; CI99% 0.24;0.72); and among mothers who gave birth at private maternity hospitals (PR = 0.06; CI99% 0.01;0.19) or at maternity hospitals contracted out to National Health System (SUS) (PR = 0.16; CI99% 0.01;0.30). The context effect of maternity wards was statistically significant.

CONCLUSIONS

At an individual level, breastfeeding within one hour after birth was constrained by inappropriate practices in private or SUS-contracted maternity hospitals. The group effect of maternity hospitals and the absence of individual maternal-related factors that explain the outcome suggest that mothers have little or no autonomy to breastfeed their babies within the first hour of life, and depend on the institutional practices that prevail at the maternity hospitals.

Impacto do incentivo ao aleitamento materno entre mulheres trabalhadoras formais

Investigar se programas de incentivo ao aleitamento materno ajudam a prevenir o desmame precoce entre filhos de mães trabalhadoras. Foi realizado um estudo de intervenção não randomizado, por meio de inquérito entre mães que voltaram a trabalhar após o parto, participantes e não-participantes de um programa de incentivo ao aleitamento. A amostra consistiu de 200 mães de filhos com idades entre 6 e 10 meses. Para avaliar fatores associados ao desmame precoce, os resultados foram analisados por meio dos testes estatísticos de qui-quadrado, exato de Fisher e análise de regressão logística múltipla (α = 0,05). Os resultados mostraram que houve diferença estatística nas taxas de aleitamento materno exclusivo (p < 0,0001) e de aleitamento materno (p < 0,0001) entre os grupos. Apresentou diferença estatística (p = 0,0056) em relação à época de retorno ao trabalho entre os grupos. Não houve diferença entre o fim da licença-maternidade e a época de desmame. As mães que não conseguem amamentar seus filhos durante a jornada de trabalho têm 4,98 (IC95%: 1,27-19,61) vezes mais chances de desmamá-los antes do quarto mês.

Influência da disfunção oral do neonato a termo sobre o início da lactação

OBJETIVO: verificar a associação entre a disfunção oral e os fatores socioeconômicos, variáveis relacionadas à mãe e ao recém-nascido com o desempenho da mamada, durante as primeiras 48 horas de vida. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal, analítico, realizado em uma maternidade pública do Recife-PE. Foram entrevistadas todas as mães de crianças nascidas a termo entre abril e julho de 2008, perfazendo 588 binômios mãe/recém-nascido. A avaliação do sistema sensório motor oral do neonato e avaliação da mamada foram elaboradas, codificando-se como zero quando o item era "esperado/normal" e um quando "não esperado/de risco". A soma total dos itens "não esperados/de risco" resultou em um Índice de Disfunção Oral e um Índice de Avaliação da Mamada. RESULTADOS: verificou-se que 57,3% dos binômios mães/recém-nascidos apresentavam alteração da mamada, 43,9% apresentavam 1 e/ou 2 alterações e 13,4% maior número de alterações. A frequência de disfunção oral foi de aproximadamente 30%. Na análise de regressão logística entre as variáveis incluídas, apenas a disfunção oral manteve-se associada significativamente com o insucesso da mamada. Crianças com maior número alterações da função oral apresentaram chance 4 vezes maior de ter alteração da mamada. CONCLUSÕES: sendo as disfunções orais uma das causas para o não estabelecimento da lactação, estas devem ser identificadas precocemente, visto que podem ser corrigidas, evitando o desmame. As maternidades devem possuir equipe capacitada no manejo do aleitamento, com um profissional que dê atenção especial às alterações do sistema sensório motor oral.