Factores relacionados con la duración de la lactancia materna en una población de madres que acuden a los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil: Clodoveo Jaramillo y Caritas Felices de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The present work tries to determine the factors related to the duration of breastfeeding in the first hour of life and exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months without the introduction of another food. Observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study conducted at the Clodoveo Jaramillo and Caritas Feliz Child Development Centers in the city of Loja. The universe consisted of 70 mothers who attended the CDI, a previously validated survey was applied to them. It is evident that 87.1% of mothers fed their child the first hour of life with breast milk, 68.6% of the mothers stated that they effectively gave only and exclusively breast milk for 6 months without the introduction of another food; 31.4% stated the opposite, being their main cause of suspension damaged or painful nipples in 39%, followed by a feeling of insufficient milk production in 29.3%. The factors associated with the duration of breastfeeding were: maternal age, marital stability (68.6%), vaginal delivery (58.6%) and information on breastfeeding (91.4%) from the doctor.