Práticas do enfermeiro no acompanhamento da mãe de recém-nato pré-termo na Atenção Básica

Abstract

The aim was to identify the practices of nurses in monitoring the mothers of low weight preterm infants in Primary Care in units of the Family Health Strategy of the West Zone AP 5.1 RJ. A qualitative, descriptive study of the field research type was carried out with 14 nurses working in the monitoring of preterm or low birth weight infants in three basic health units in the West Zone of RJ. The possible causes related to the birth of preterm or low weight babies were discussed with the nurses, and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors were, many times, identified during the prenatal care, where they report the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, smoking and other factors such as hypertension, diabetes that restrict uterine growth and maternal malnutrition itself. It is essential that the entire team participates in permanent education and is focused on assisting this woman in this delicate and fragile period. The professionals still face a great challenge to accompany this mother and this newborn in the first moments after hospital discharge. There is also a need to improve the flow and standardize the service.