Breastfeeding
Conditions
Keywords
Breastfeeding, Orientation
Brief summary
The benefits of breastfeeding are increasingly known of the population and breastfeeding rates in the country have been increasing, but still are below satisfactory to the Ministry of Health (MH) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Simple Strategies to guide and support the mother contributes to increasing knowledge about breastfeeding and can have positive impacts on breastfeeding rates.
Detailed description
Assess the impact of guidance on breastfeeding duration of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of a baby's life. 110 pairs of mother / baby - Recruitment: Private Hospital of Porto Alegre. The first stage was carried out in the maternity - Orientation: Breastfeeding Importance Handle Correct, Positioning mother and baby, socioeconomic data and demographics. For the intervention group held three home visits: 10th day, 1st and 2nd month of the baby's life. At 6 months were made telephone contact for both groups.
Interventions
OTHERBreastfeeding guidance
Breastfeeding guidance
Sponsors
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Mothers living in the city of Porto Alegre
Exclusion criteria
* Mothers who test positive for HIV, poor hearing, visual and mental disorders, preterm infants, twin hospitalized
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effects of Breastfeeding for Mothers measured by structured questionnaire | Six months |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed