| Autor: |
Scheeren MFDC; Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil.; Department of Pediatrics and Children's Health, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Fiori HH; Department of Pediatrics and Children's Health, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Machado LU; Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Volkmer DFV; Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Oliveira MG; Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Objectives: The study was intended to verify the association between the gestational age of newborns classified as term and the success of breastfeeding in babies born by elective cesarean section. Also, to analyze how the variability of gestational age within the term influences breastfeeding. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of a cohort, which included full-term newborns and their mothers, whose deliveries occurred by elective cesarean section. Among the inclusion criteria are delivery due to elective cesarean section and minimum gestational age of 37 weeks. The database consisted of medical birth information and interviews with mothers. Results: This study included 954 full-term newborns born by elective cesarean section. Exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months and being breastfed at 6 months showed a statistically significant association in the correlation with the variability of gestational age. There was a statistically significant association between exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months and breastfeeding at 6 months in the correlation between early term and full term. The trend test showed a significant progressive in the breastfeeding curve versus gestational age. Conclusion: Full-term newborns show better results of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months and continued breastfeeding at 6 months, compared with those born at early term. Gestational age, even in term, has an influence on the success of breastfeeding in newborns undergoing elective cesarean delivery. |
