Crecimiento, desarrollo y morbilidad en niños menores de 6 meses de edad, con diversas modalidades de alimentación en la ciudad de Cuenca 2002-2003

Abstract

n the Health Center No 1 of the city Cuenca-Ecuador, from October 1, 2002 until June 30, 2003 103 mothers and their children were studied in order to evaluate the growth, development and morbidity of children two forms of power. It is a double prospective cohort study. One receiving exclusive breast milk and other mixed diet: Two groups were formed. The formation of the groups was made under expontanea decision of mothers and prior informed consent. Among the most outstanding results are: Mothers who breast when they did so in a high percentage with his former child [77.50 per cent] and giving mixed diet, 65 percent gave tanbien the previous child. 80 percent of mothers giving mixed feeding, working 8 hours. 100 percent of mixed feeding mothers who indicate they can not bring their children to work. There is a tendency to maintain breastfeeding for more than 10 months [84.6 percent]. As for the psychomotor development, you can not find significant differences. There is a higher rate of growth in all parameters studied when compared to children fed mixed diet. In breast fed children less frequent IRA [VS 10.77 percent 13.89 percent] and EDA 4.63 percent seen VS. 5.56 percent with mixed diet. In the analysis of mean differences between mixed feeding and feeding the womb showed that Z score of the studied parameters were statistically significant in favor of the womb