Biomedical subjects

L O Susin

Publications and source records attributed to L O Susin.

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PubMed2000

[Evolution of breastfeeding pattern].

OBJECTIVE: To follow the evolution of the breastfeeding practice among women in a childbirth clinic and evaluate the actions for its promotion. METHODS: Two cohorts of children born in an school hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil, in different periods of time were compared regarding the prevalence of breastfeeding during the first six months of life, and the percentage of early cessation of breastfeeding. Both were prospective studies, including 202 children in the cohort of 1987, and 187 children in the cohort of 1994. All participants were healthy children, with birth weight of 2500g or more, were being breastfed and their parents were living in the same house. The 1987 study children were followed up through mail, and the 1994 study ones by home visits. RESULTS: Survival analysis showed similar frequencies of breastfeeding in the two cohorts. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding, although for a short period in both groups, was higher in the population studied in 1994, especially among children whose mothers were better educated. There was no rate difference of early cessation of breastfeeding between the two cohorts (36% for the 1987 cohort and 39% for the 1994 cohort). CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed a certain degree of apathy in regard of the promotion of breastfeeding during the studied period, giving support to actions to promote breastfeeding, especially among poor families.

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[Maternal knowledge on breastfeeding and related factors].

The influence of maternal knowledge about breastfeeding on the initiation and duration of lactation has been described. The present study evaluated the maternal knowledge about breastfeeding and its relationship with prenatal and postnatal orientation and prevalence of breastfeeding at 3 months. A cross-sectional study was designed involving 100 mothers of first-born babies between 6 and 12 months old receiving medical care in the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. The mothers answered a standardized questionnaire containing 14 questions to test knowledge on breastfeeding. The majority of mothers (62%) could not answer correctly half of the questions. Those more educated, who received prenatal orientation about breastfeeding and who had at least 5 prenatal visits had better knowledge. On the other hand, mothers who received postnatal orientation did not present a better knowledge. Prevalence of breastfeeding at 3 months was not related to maternal knowledge on the subject. The maternal knowledge about many aspects of breastfeeding was low. Postnatal orientation did not increase this knowledge. On the other hand, prenatal orientation had a positive impact on maternal knowledge about breastfeeding. Nonetheless this increase in knowledge was not sufficient to interfere with the prevalence of early interruption of breastfeeding.

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