Published online Mar 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i1.87713
Peer-review started: August 23, 2023
First decision: September 19, 2023
Revised: November 10, 2023
Accepted: December 28, 2023
Article in press: December 28, 2023
Published online: March 9, 2024
The international community recognizes breastfeeding (BF) as the healthiest, most economic, and safe way of feeding a newborn and infant. Exclusive BF (EBF) of 6 mo is the desirable objective, however, supplementary feeding can be initiated earlier, depending on the nutritional needs of each child, but never in children younger than 17 wk.
Taking this context into account, the objective of the study is to document the percentages of EBF in those that were born at San Ignacio University Hospital (HUSI) and identify factors associated to their maintenance.
The Objective of this study is to document the rates of EBF in children born in HUSI (acronym in Spanish) and identify factors associated with maintenance.
Case studies and controls in a retrospective, analytical cohort were analyzed between January 2016 and January 2019 through calls to mothers of newborns at HUSI in Bogotá, Colombia.
The study showed that receiving education in a WCFI institution was the most influencing factor so that EBF was maintained until four months with a frequency higher than that reported in Colombia, and additionally, EBF was increased by 59% until 6 mo.
This study underscores the importance of WCFI strategies for EBF maintenance. Additionally, this finding is useful as it opens up the possibility of conduct national studies to assess the impact of the strategy in the region, and therefore recommends its application internationally.
Additionally, this finding is useful as it opens up the possibility to conduct national studies to assess the impact of this strategy regionally, and with that, suggest applying it internationally.