Factors that Influence Early Weaning
Keywords:
Breastfeeding, risk factors, weaning, pacifiers, maternal workAbstract
Objective: Identify, in scientific literature, the main factors associated with early weaning. Method: This study is a systematic review of the Lilacs and Medline databases. The focus is on complete articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese published between 2004 and 2013. The guiding question is: "What factors influence early weaning?" Results: In all, 1,481 articles were identified and 39 met the inclusión criteria. The main factors that influence early weaning included, among others, maternal labor (33.3%), use of pacifiers (30.8%), weak milk (17.9%), trauma and nipple pain (17.9%), Introduction of other types of milk (15.4%), and the mother’s/father’s education (15.4%). Conclusion: Several factors are related to early weaning, which exhibits a strong sociocultural and historical determination that can be evidenced by a comparison of breastfeeding patterns among different populations and in the course of time.
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