BREASTFEEDING FOR LOW-WEIGHT NEW-BORNS FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Elaine Lutz Martins Universidade federal de Santa Maria
  • Stela Maris de Mello Padoin Universidade federal de Santa Maria
  • Andressa Peripolli Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge Universidade federal de Santa Maria
  • Cristiane Cardoso de Paula Universidade federal de Santa Maria
  • Tatiane Correa Trojahn Universidade federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i2.29609

Keywords:

Nursing, Infant nutrition, Feeding, Breastfeeding, Low-weight new-born.

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the relation between breastfeeding for low-weight new-borns following discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. This quantitative and cross-sectional research was undertaken in 2011 with a population of 66 low-weight new-borns. Based on the bi-variate analysis, the factors related to breastfeeding were: a married mother, aged between 21 and 25 years old, with high school complete, and an income of one to three minimum salaries, to have undertaken more than six pre-natal consultations, to be multiparous and to have had a caesarean birth; a new-born with low weight at birth and a weight of 1.901 to 2.200 grams on discharge from the unit. To support breastfeeding it is necessary to offer help with the initiation of sucking and maintenance of lactation, taking into account the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics which can influence this process.

Author Biographies

Elaine Lutz Martins, Universidade federal de Santa Maria

Enfermeira. Graduada na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Stela Maris de Mello Padoin, Universidade federal de Santa Maria

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Andressa Peripolli Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge, Universidade federal de Santa Maria

Enfermeiro. Mestrando em Enfermagem no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Cristiane Cardoso de Paula, Universidade federal de Santa Maria

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Tatiane Correa Trojahn, Universidade federal de Santa Maria

Enfermeira da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria. Mestranda em Enfermagem no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

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Published

2013-06-28

How to Cite

Martins, E. L., Padoin, S. M. de M., Rodrigues, A. P., Zuge, S. S., de Paula, C. C., & Trojahn, T. C. (2013). BREASTFEEDING FOR LOW-WEIGHT NEW-BORNS FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i2.29609

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2013)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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