Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants

<strong>Background:</strong> breastfeeding is a natural biological process in women during pregnancy and its purpose is to feed and protect the newborn baby up to six months of age. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the information that adolescent mothers of...

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Main Authors: Belkis Sánchez Martínez, Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez, Nairovys Gómez Martínez
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2023-07-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5822
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author Belkis Sánchez Martínez
Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez
Nairovys Gómez Martínez
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Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez
Nairovys Gómez Martínez
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description <strong>Background:</strong> breastfeeding is a natural biological process in women during pregnancy and its purpose is to feed and protect the newborn baby up to six months of age. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the information that adolescent mothers of infants have about breastfeeding. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The study population consisted of 68 mothers of infants, belonging to the Type B Health Center of Santa Rosa, Riobamba in Ecuador in the period from November 2021 to April 2022. The sample was selected non-randomly and was made up of 24 adolescent mothers of infants. The variables that were established for the analysis were: age, level of education, pregnancy planning, family support or sentimental partner, type of infant feeding, period of exclusive breastfeeding provided to the infant and information received on the adequate feeding of the infant. Lactating. The data was shown using the different ways of presenting the information provided by descriptive statistics: statistical tables and graphs, in which the summarized data is presented through absolute and relative frequencies. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> 34 % of the mothers of infants correspond to adolescents. The third level and secondary school predominated as the completed levels of instruction. More than 50 % stated that they had planned the pregnancy and had family support. Exclusive breastfeeding prevailed as the type of feeding and more than half of the infants benefited from exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of life. 77.5 % acknowledged having received information on the importance of breastfeeding in infant feeding. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> health promotion on issues such as adolescent pregnancy and breastfeeding is vital and necessary.
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spelling doaj.art-f47ca0c7ff1949f1af236048ecc5f88d2025-01-30T21:29:01ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2023-07-01213192336Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with InfantsBelkis Sánchez Martínez0Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez1Nairovys Gómez Martínez2Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato. Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato. Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Ambato. Ecuador.<strong>Background:</strong> breastfeeding is a natural biological process in women during pregnancy and its purpose is to feed and protect the newborn baby up to six months of age. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the information that adolescent mothers of infants have about breastfeeding. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The study population consisted of 68 mothers of infants, belonging to the Type B Health Center of Santa Rosa, Riobamba in Ecuador in the period from November 2021 to April 2022. The sample was selected non-randomly and was made up of 24 adolescent mothers of infants. The variables that were established for the analysis were: age, level of education, pregnancy planning, family support or sentimental partner, type of infant feeding, period of exclusive breastfeeding provided to the infant and information received on the adequate feeding of the infant. Lactating. The data was shown using the different ways of presenting the information provided by descriptive statistics: statistical tables and graphs, in which the summarized data is presented through absolute and relative frequencies. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> 34 % of the mothers of infants correspond to adolescents. The third level and secondary school predominated as the completed levels of instruction. More than 50 % stated that they had planned the pregnancy and had family support. Exclusive breastfeeding prevailed as the type of feeding and more than half of the infants benefited from exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of life. 77.5 % acknowledged having received information on the importance of breastfeeding in infant feeding. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> health promotion on issues such as adolescent pregnancy and breastfeeding is vital and necessary.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5822adolescentesadolescenciamaternidadlactancia materna
spellingShingle Belkis Sánchez Martínez
Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez
Nairovys Gómez Martínez
Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
Medisur
adolescentes
adolescencia
maternidad
lactancia materna
title Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
title_full Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
title_fullStr Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
title_full_unstemmed Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
title_short Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants
title_sort maternal role in adolescent mothers with infants
topic adolescentes
adolescencia
maternidad
lactancia materna
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5822
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