Abstract
Background: Breast milk has traditionally been the exclusive food during the period between birth and two years of life. In recent years, the breastfeeding has decreased considerably. There is a belief that hypotonia and decreased reflexes can hinder the breastfeeding of Down syndrome babies; however, it is not true that is an impediment to breastfeeding.
Aim: To assess the technique of breastfeeding mothers of children with Down syndrome in the first 36 hours postpartum and its influence on the duration of breastfeeding.
Material and methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out in the medium care service of the San Cecilio University Clinical Hospital of Granada. The variables of breastfeeding technique, age of the mother, childbirth types, level of education, feeding the child receives and duration of exclusive breastfeeding were studied. This observation was made during the 36 hours postpartum. The quality of the breastfeeding was evaluated according to the scale of Good, Average and Poor. To establish these grades, we used the Breastfeeding observation protocol [1].
Results / conclusions: Women whose age is between 26 and 29 years had difficulty in breastfeeding in the f irst 36 hours. Women who had complicated births presented difficulties following the technique of breastfeeding. As the age of the mothers increases, exclusive breastfeeding is prolonged. Women who were misjudged the technique of breastfeeding in the first 36 hours, abandoned it before the first month.
Citation
Aguilar-Cordero MJ, Rodriguez-Blanque R, Leon-Rios XA, García García I and Latorre- Garcia J. Breastfeeding in Babies with Developmental Alterations.