Experience of neonatal intensive care unit nurses in providing developmentally‐supportive care: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betina Austin ◽  
Charlene Downing ◽  
Marie Hastings‐Tolsma
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Developmentally Supportive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

scholarly journals Maternal experiences with specificities of prematurity that hinder breastfeeding

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Barbosa Pereira ◽  
Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão ◽  
Conceição Vieira da Silva Ohara ◽  
Circéa Amália Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Instability ◽  
Mothers Of Preterm Infants ◽  
Late Start

A qualitative study which has Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical framework and Interpretative Interactionism as its methodological one, aiming to unveil motherly experiences against prematurity peculiarities that hinder breastfeeding during infant's hospitalization at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Were interviewed 13 mothers of preterm infants assisted at an Outpatient Follow-up Clinic of Montes Claros MG, Brazil. Results show that as trying to breastfeed a premature infant, the mother interacts with situations signified by her as obstacles to breastfeeding: the "torment" of their child's hospitalization and clinical instability, the fear of baby's death, its difficulty to suck, the late start of breastfeeding interpreted a something difficult, as a risk to weight. We consider that although breastfeeding a preterm infant is a challenge, appropriate professional conducts and hospital procedures might facilitate it and therefore should be implemented, aiming at promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.

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