Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify mothers’ knowledge about premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study carried out with 15 mothers of premature newborns in a reference Maternal and Child Hospital in northern Brazil using two semi-...
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| author | Marcilene Pimentel Gomes Salma Brito Saráty Alexandre Aguiar Pereira Andressa Tavares Parente Mary Elizabeth de Santana Maria de Nazaré da Silva Cruz Andreza Duarte Martins Figueira |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: to identify mothers’ knowledge about premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study carried out with 15 mothers of premature newborns in a reference Maternal and Child Hospital in northern Brazil using two semi-structured interviews with open- and closed-ended questions. The testimonies were analyzed using thematic analysis technique, proposed by Bardin. Results: two thematic categories originated: “Caring for a premature newborn at home: strengths and weaknesses” and “Applying Kangaroo Mother Care at home: new knowledge acquired during hospitalization”. Final considerations: the speeches of the interviewed mothers pointed out their knowledge about home care of premature NBs and understanding the importance of Kangaroo Mother Care, mainly acquired and improved with the guidance of professionals during hospitalization and application of the method, in addition to fears, possible difficulties in home care and the need to be better informed at hospital discharge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fb6bbcd8a05406f89cd99077d962d3f2022-12-21T21:20:02ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462021-06-0174610.1590/0034-7167-2020-0717Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at homeMarcilene Pimentel Gomeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7030-1322Salma Brito Sarátyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2326-1911Alexandre Aguiar Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0761-5836Andressa Tavares Parentehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9364-4574Mary Elizabeth de Santanahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-8932Maria de Nazaré da Silva Cruzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1574-5879Andreza Duarte Martins Figueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3464-1311ABSTRACT Objective: to identify mothers’ knowledge about premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study carried out with 15 mothers of premature newborns in a reference Maternal and Child Hospital in northern Brazil using two semi-structured interviews with open- and closed-ended questions. The testimonies were analyzed using thematic analysis technique, proposed by Bardin. Results: two thematic categories originated: “Caring for a premature newborn at home: strengths and weaknesses” and “Applying Kangaroo Mother Care at home: new knowledge acquired during hospitalization”. Final considerations: the speeches of the interviewed mothers pointed out their knowledge about home care of premature NBs and understanding the importance of Kangaroo Mother Care, mainly acquired and improved with the guidance of professionals during hospitalization and application of the method, in addition to fears, possible difficulties in home care and the need to be better informed at hospital discharge.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000600152&tlng=ptKnowledgePremature InfantInfant CareKangaroo-Mother Care MethodHumanization of Assistance |
| spellingShingle | Marcilene Pimentel Gomes Salma Brito Saráty Alexandre Aguiar Pereira Andressa Tavares Parente Mary Elizabeth de Santana Maria de Nazaré da Silva Cruz Andreza Duarte Martins Figueira Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Knowledge Premature Infant Infant Care Kangaroo-Mother Care Method Humanization of Assistance |
| title | Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home |
| title_full | Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home |
| title_fullStr | Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home |
| title_short | Mothers’ knowledge of premature newborn care and application of Kangaroo Mother Care at home |
| title_sort | mothers knowledge of premature newborn care and application of kangaroo mother care at home |
| topic | Knowledge Premature Infant Infant Care Kangaroo-Mother Care Method Humanization of Assistance |
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