Mothers perception about breast feeding in prematures attended in the kangaroo unit of a maternity in Fortaleza – CE

Authors

  • Karla Maria Carneiro Rolim
  • Ana Ferreira Vidal
  • Monalisa Abrante Mariano
  • Antonia do Carmo Soares Campos
  • Mirna Albuquerque Frota

Keywords:

Breast feeding, Infant, low birth weight, premature.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to learn about the mother’s perception on the breast feeding process in premature babies attended in the Mother-Kangaroo Unit. It is a descriptive study with qualitative approach, carried out at a public maternity, in Fortaleza-CE from January to May/2007. As subjects of the research there were10 mothers who had come along with their babies. The babies were interned in the hospital Unit. We used interviews with semi-structured questions. The subject matters were the following: maternal knowledge on the premature baby, mother’s perception on the Mother-Kangaroo method, mother’s perception in breast feeding a premature baby and the satisfaction with the action. The mother-child affective bond was evidenced and, in turn, it was considered a significant factor in the recovery of the baby.

 

 

Published

2008-04-05

How to Cite

Rolim, K. M. C., Vidal, A. F., Mariano, M. A., Campos, A. do C. S., & Frota, M. A. (2008). Mothers perception about breast feeding in prematures attended in the kangaroo unit of a maternity in Fortaleza – CE. Rev Rene, 9(2). Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5000

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Section

Research Article

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