title: [Baby-Friendly Hospital: prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months and intervening factors].
abstract: The objective of this research was to identify the pattern of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the first 6 months of infants born in a Baby-Friendly Hospital and the factors that contribute to early weaning. This was a prospective cohort study with 261 mothers and children. The data were analyzed via the construction of a Kaplan-Meier survival curve, and the log-rank test was used for the univariate analysis. A multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional-hazards regression model. During the 6 months, the percentage of mothers who practiced EBF for 30, 90, 120, 150 and 180 days was 75%, 52%, 33%, 19% and 5.7%, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, the variables that conferred a risk for early weaning were the hospital and the occurrence of a follow-up visit due to mammary complication, improper positioning and the association of both of these factors. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative favored EBF.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Maternidade Leonor Mendes de Barros, Brasil, São PauloSP, Mestre em Ciências. Enfermeira do Hospital Maternidade Leonor Mendes de Barros , São Paulo , SP , Brasil .soniafontes@ajato.com.br.
authors.forename: Sonia Fontes
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Figueredo
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Brasil, São PauloSP, Pediatra. Consultora da Área Técnica da Saúde da Criança e Aleitamento Materno pelo Ministério da Saúde para o Estado de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP , Brasil .mjgmattar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria José Guardia
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil, São PauloSP, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Adjunta, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem , Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , SP , Brasil .ana.abrao@unifesp.br.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Abrão
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014886:Weaning; D055815:Young Adult