Duración de la lactancia y desarrollo psicomotor en infantes de un programa de seguimiento

Abstract

The early abandonment of the breastfeeding represents a problem of public health, therefore it is necessary to understand the risk factors and of constructing alternatives to foment it. The objective of the present work is to describe the level of psychomotor development to the 8 and 12 months of age, with respect to the duration of the breastfeeding 112 suckling babies participated that covered the requirements with inclusion. Two groups formed according to the time of predominant breastfeeding: early suspension (up to three months) and extended breastfeeding (four and more months). The results showed that 47% of the children of the first group, had a better development compared with those of the group of extended breastfeeding, who had greater prevalence of malnutrition. The data confirm the necessity to lead new studies that integrate other variables of interest whose contribution to the promotion of the exclusive breastfeeding until the six months and the development, are relevant.