Held in São Luís do Maranhão by researcher Marizélia Ribeiro, from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), a research focusing on breastfeeding and work presents a difficult scenario for mothers who reconcile the two tasks daily.
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Research data show that mothers who have semi-specialized jobs and work days of 8 hours or more do not are able to exclusively feed their children with breast milk, which is recommended exclusively up to six months of age. baby. With data from 5,166 mothers, the survey revealed some percentages regarding the exclusive feeding of babies in the first months of life.
Among the interviewees, women who do not have paid work present 46% of exclusive breastfeeding with breast milk until the fourth month. In theory, this scenario would be ideal for feeding only with breast milk. Women with semi-specialized jobs add up to 34%, following the same rate with mothers who have paid work with a workload of 8 hours or more.
There is a history of research from various sources that already show this correlation between breastfeeding and work. Being essential for newborns and in the first six months of life, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by pediatricians. Thus, this interruption and varied food insertion for babies can lead to health problems throughout life, since the adaptation of the entire system is gradual and occurs in childhood stages.
According to the pediatrician responsible for the research, among the negative effects of returning to work after leave maternity, the main thing is the decrease in the production of breast milk, forcing the implementation of other foods in the meals of the babies.
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