RESUMO
Human milk is the best way to nurture the human infant. By breast-feeding their babies, mothers provide them with the best opportunities to wholly develop their potential, while protecting the infants and themselves from a whole range of diseases in the near future and in the years to come. Even though these benefits are widely known and there is ample scientific evidence on the topic, it seems from published data that Spanish women are not breast-feeding their babies as much and for as long as they should. Less than 90% start breast-feeding, at 1 month there is already an attrition of 30%, at 3 months more than half of the infants are taking artificial milk and by 6 months only 10% continue to breast-feed their infants. Low birth weight, Caesarean section and low study level are among the more significant factors that negatively affect breast-feeding. There is still work to do to improve this situation. Promotion of breast-feeding among the general population, mothers and health professionals is needed.
Assuntos
Aleitamento Materno/etnologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , EspanhaAssuntos
Atitude Frente a Saúde , Cuidadores , Maus-Tratos Infantis/prevenção & controle , Corpos Estranhos/diagnóstico , Corpos Estranhos/prevenção & controle , Educação em Saúde , Promoção da Saúde , Área Programática de Saúde , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Corpos Estranhos/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Política Organizacional , Sistema Respiratório , EspanhaAssuntos
Febre de Causa Desconhecida/etiologia , Mononucleose Infecciosa/diagnóstico , Vacina contra Rubéola/imunologia , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/complicações , Pré-Escolar , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Febre de Causa Desconhecida/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/diagnóstico , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/prevenção & controleRESUMO
In order to determine the effect of feeding glucose water on breastfeeding newborns, we randomly distributed 180 normal newborns into two groups: a glucose water group (GW), fed 5% glucose solution during the first 3 days of life in addition to being breastfed; and an exclusively breastfed nonglucose water group (NGW). The following data were evaluated: weight at 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours of life; temperature during the first 72 hours of life; serum glucose level at 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours; total duration of breastfeeding and age at introduction of infant formulas. In the NGW, there was a greater weight loss at 48 hours but not at 72 hours, temperatures higher than 37.5 degrees C were more frequent, and the mean serum glucose levels at 6, 12, and 24 hours were lower. This group also had more serum glucose level determinations under 2.2 mmol/l (40 mg/dL). However, no infants exhibited hypoglycemic symptoms. Infants in the GW received twice as many formulas during the first month and had a shorter duration of any breastfeeding. Our results suggest that the suppression of feedings with glucose water in the first days of life increases the probability of successful breastfeeding. However, infants who do not receive glucose water in the first few days of life may require greater supervision and close monitoring of blood glucose and body temperature, particularly in the first 24 hours of life.
Assuntos
Glicemia , Temperatura Corporal , Peso Corporal , Aleitamento Materno , Glucose/administração & dosagem , Recém-Nascido/fisiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Soluções , Fatores de Tempo , Redução de PesoAssuntos
Varicela/complicações , Encefalite/etiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Encefalite/microbiologia , Humanos , MasculinoAssuntos
Miosite/complicações , Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Respirovirus/complicações , Doença Aguda , Criança , Humanos , Masculino , Miosite/diagnóstico , Miosite/microbiologia , Infecções por Respirovirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Respirovirus/microbiologiaRESUMO
Articles about lactation enquiries from 1920 to 1985 are revised by the authors in order to design a graphic showing the trends in different countries. Factors that have been related with changes in lactation performance practices are also studied.