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PERINATAL MORBIDITIES, CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AND BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES
Groups of risk
Newborns
Congenital abnormalities
Premature
Neonatal intensive care unit
Low-birth-weight
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
The benefits of breastfeeding are well established, but literature is scarce when it comes to newborns with
anomalies. This study used a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study with 1003 neonates enrolled from March 2017 to April 2018 to estimate the prevalence of perinatal morbidities, congenital malformation and breastfeeding at hospital discharge at a national referral center for fetal, neonatal and infant high risk. The
prevalence of congenital malformations was 189 (18.8%). Most infants were breastfeeding at hospital discharge,
from which exclusive breastfeeding was most prevalent among infants with malformation of abdominal wall,
limbs, urinary tract and others. There is great potential to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates for newborns
with perinatal morbidities and congenital malformations. For that, it is necessary to implement public programs
and policies to support breastfeeding within high-risk hospitals, as well as training for specific abilities to manage breastfeeding practice.
Keywords
BreastfeedingGroups of risk
Newborns
Congenital abnormalities
Premature
Neonatal intensive care unit
Low-birth-weight
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