A influência do tempo de amamentação natural na qualidade do sono.

Abstract

Sleep quality is of great importance in daily activities as well as physical, psychological and mental health in general, and there are several factors that influence sleep quality, such as noise, light, stress, changes in anatomical structures causing total or partial obstructions. in breathing. One of the phenotypic factors for the development of the upper respiratory tract is natural breastfeeding. When promoting early weaning or bottle-feeding, the correct breathing pattern will be compromised. The objective of this research was to evaluate a possible relationship between the length of natural breastfeeding and the quality of sleep. In this way, a questionnaire was applied to 60 people who signed the Free and Informed Consent Form. Of these volunteers, 28 were male and 32 were female, the majority of whom were between 18 and 30 years old. Within our sample, we found that 68.33% had natural breastfeeding for a period equal to or greater than 6 months, and 31.67% less than 6 months. And when asked about sleep quality, 58.33% rated it as good or very good, and only 13.33% as bad or very bad. After analyzing the data, we concluded that the duration of natural breastfeeding is related to the quality of an adult's sleep, breastfeeding for more than 6 months provides a better night's sleep in the future. However, there are other factors that also lead to poor sleep quality.