Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Lorrayne Oliveira Dias Soares, Luana Carolina Dos Santos, Fernanda Marçal Ferreira, Rafaela Siqueira Costa Schreck, Renata Melgaço Gonçalves, Gabriela Muniz Vidigal Dos Santos, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the repercussions of COVID-19 on the length of breastfeeding and analyze the associated factors in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Method: This is an epidemiological, prospective cohort study. Data were collected from medical records and through telephone interviews. Women who weaned were estimated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The log-rank test was used to verify differences between groups, analyzing weaning time, according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The values of hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals were estimated using Cox regression analysis.
Results: A total of 1,729 women participated in the study. During the COVID-19 pandemic, brown women and women undergoing cesarean section were more likely to stop breastfeeding.
Conclusion: The birth route and mothers' ethnic characteristics were associated with early weaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such findings are important to guide the assistance of the multidisciplinary team, especially nursing, during the post-pandemic period and in future epidemiological scenarios.