Assessment of maternal nutritional condition and duration of breast-feeding
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000400006Keywords:
Breast feeding, Pregnancy, WeaningAbstract
The nutritional condition of one hundred and ninety (190) low income parturients of the city of S. Paulo (Brazil) was measured and correlated to the duration of breast-feeding. The nutritional status was measured using the weight for height adequacy ratio. The role of health services in the weaning process was also investigated. The prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition in the pre-gestational, post-delivery and post-weaning periods was described and the nutritional status pattern during these periods was discussed: only the non-primiparous group of women showed a statistically significant difference in their nutritional status as between the three periods; no relationship between the mother's nutritional status and the duration of breast-feeding was observed. Health services' activities, and pre-natal and nursery routines were analized and showed a qualitative faillure that best explains the early weaning in the sample population studied.Downloads
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1984-08-01
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Tudisco, E. S., Manoel, N. de J., Goldenberg, P., Novo, N. F., & Sigulem, D. M. (1984). Assessment of maternal nutritional condition and duration of breast-feeding . Revista De Saúde Pública, 18(4), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000400006