Influencia del contacto piel con piel y otros factores en el éxito de la lactancia materna exclusiva hasta los 6 meses de vida
- Eva-Manuela Cotobal Calvo 1
- Laura San Feliciano Martín 2
- Ana-Belén Remesal Escalero 2
- Francisco-Javier Pellegrini Belinchón 3
- Isabel Lepiani Díaz 1
- Laura Rodríguez Marcos 4
- 1 Centro Universitario de Enfermería Salus Infirmorum (Cádiz, España)
- 2 Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca (España)
- 3 Centro de Salud Alfonso Sánchez Montero (Salamanca, España)
- 4 Hospital Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles (Ávila, España)
ISSN: 1697-638X
Year of publication: 2023
Volume: 20
Issue: 20
Type: Article
More publications in: Evidentia: Revista de enfermería basada en la evidencia
Abstract
Objective: Analyze the influence of skin-to-skin contact for the success of exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months after birth. Methods: An analytic, descriptive, prospective study, where a personal survey was conducted with 500 postpartum women selected by consecutive case test. Results: When skin-to-skin contact was uninterrupted, the percentage of exclusively breastfed babies by 6 months was 17.40%, and the artificially fed was 12.60%. In cases where skin-to-skin contact was interrupted, the rate of artificial feeding was higher (10.80%) compared to the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (4.40%). The variables that had the greatest influence on the success of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months were the feeding option for previous children and the one chosen at hospital discharge. Conclusions: Hospital care routines that interrupt skin-to-skin contact should be avoided, and exclusive breastfeeding should be properly established at hospital discharge.