DETERMINANTS OF THE PROLACTIN LEVEL IN IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM WOMEN

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.71511

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, Nursing, Prolactin, Women’s Health, Postpartum Period.

Abstract

Objective: to identify the determinants of the prolactin level in immediate postpartum women.
Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 60 puerperal women seen at a reference hospital in western Santa Catarina. A questionnaire and the Idate-Trait Anxiety Scale were applied; prolactin was also collected by venipuncture. The data were analyzed by means of simple and multiple linear regressions.
Results: the mean prolactin level was 268.38 ng/mL. The breastfeeding time during the first hour after birth (p=0.000) and the type of delivery (p=0.017) were able to predict the outcome of the study, while the puerperium time in hours (p=0.088) and anxiety (p=0.170) did not remain statistically significant in the final model.
Conclusion: the results of this study are expected to contribute to stimulating and encouraging the adoption of conducts that favor the care provided to women.

Author Biographies

Erica de Brito Pitilin, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul. Chapecó, SC, Brasil.

Vanessa Aparecida Gasparin, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Do Estado de Santa Catarina. Chapecó, SC, Brasil.

Margarete Dulce Bagatini, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Farmacêutica. Doutora em Ciências Biológicas. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul. Chapecó, SC, Brasil.

Maicon Henrique Lentsck, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná. Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.

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Published

2020-11-05

How to Cite

Pitilin, E. de B., Gasparin, V. A., Bagatini, M. D., & Lentsck, M. H. (2020). DETERMINANTS OF THE PROLACTIN LEVEL IN IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM WOMEN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.71511

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Vol. 25 (2020)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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