Effect of "Teté Dance" on the Duration of the Lactation Session in Irritable Infants in Perú

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Track: Poster (Research)

Background: Infants who are irritable to breastfeed/chestfeed can discourage their mothers from continuing the breastfeeding/chestfeeding session, believing that their milk does not satisfy them and lead to early weaning.

Objective: Demonstrate the effect of the "Teté Dance" on the duration of the breastfeeding/chestfeeding session in irritable infants.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial, controlled with a level of blinding. Sample: infants from 1 to 5 months, treated in Lactisoporte for being irritable at the breast/chest or refusing to breastfeed at times. They were randomly distributed into two groups, 50 in the intervention and 50 in control group. Inclusion criteria: Healthy infants, without significant clinical conditions, mothers with completed high school, infants recognized as "plaintiffs" from birth without justifying cause. Exclusion criteria: inadequate growth and exclusively formula feeding. Those who were going through growth spurts were not excluded. In the control group, usual comfort strategies were used, such as walking, singing, and turning to the chest. Intervention duration is 7 days. Mothers noted in a diary the times of breastfeeding with its duration. The Teté Dance consists of the mother dancing while breastfed to happy music, just when her infant begins to get irritated. Student's T test was used for statistical analysis.

This study was also supported by the authors:
Jackeline del Rosario Ashiyama Vega, IBCLC – Director, Crianzamor
Mario E. Yrigoyen, Manager, Crianzamor
Karen Melissa Coronado Bulege, MAESTRA LACTISOPORTISTA, CRIANZAMOR LACTISOPORTE PROGRAM

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe the importance of alternative methods that facilitate breastfeeding.
• Apply at least one alternative method to facilitate breastfeeding.
• Apply the Teté Dance as a fun and simple alternative to facilitate breastfeeding in irritable infants
• Create at least two alternatives to facilitate breastfeeding in irritable infants.

Speakers: Javier Ravichagua, Assistant Professor, Crianzamor

This session qualifies for 0.25 hours of L-CERP credit.