Rodríguez Alejandra Ochoa, de la Puente Silvestre García, Arizmendi Karla Adney Flores, Robledo Tania Tonantzin Vargas
Down Syndrome Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México.
Chair Department of Research Methodology, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México.
BMC Pediatr. 2025 May 31;25(1):437. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05363-0.
Babies with Down syndrome (DS) present physical characteristics that can make breastfeeding difficult, including hypotonia of the muscles of the oral cavity and pharynx which can create problems with sucking and swallowing. Breastfeeding has proven beneficial for babies, and it is recommended to be exclusive for the first 6 months. However, babies born with DS have a higher probability of not being breastfed.
Describe the frequency and characteristics of breastfeeding in children with DS at the National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City.
The mothers reported that 98% of their babies had received mother's milk at least once and that 64% had received infant formula in the first three days of life. The median duration of breastfeeding was three months; 32.4% of the babies were exclusively breastfed for 6 months. Risk factors for not being breastfed were problems with sucking, swallowing, and not providing feeding on demand, as well as improper technique.
Only 32% of babies were exclusively breastfed, for various reasons.
患有唐氏综合征（DS）的婴儿具有一些可能导致母乳喂养困难的身体特征，包括口腔和咽部肌肉张力减退，这可能会导致吸吮和吞咽问题。事实证明，母乳喂养对婴儿有益，建议在头6个月进行纯母乳喂养。然而，患有唐氏综合征的婴儿未进行母乳喂养的可能性更高。
描述墨西哥城国家儿科研究所中患有唐氏综合征儿童的母乳喂养频率和特征。
母亲们报告称，98%的婴儿至少接受过一次母乳，64%的婴儿在出生后的头三天接受过婴儿配方奶粉。母乳喂养的中位持续时间为三个月；32.4%的婴儿纯母乳喂养了6个月。未进行母乳喂养的风险因素包括吸吮、吞咽问题、未按需喂养以及喂养技巧不当。
由于各种原因，只有32%的婴儿进行了纯母乳喂养。
