VALUE PERCEPTIONS OF PRACTICES AT A HUMAN MILK BANK

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.48679

Keywords:

Breast feeding, Milk, human, Women’s health, Obstetrics.

Abstract

This study was aimed at identifying and analyzing the value perceptions of health professionals working at the Human Milk Bank about their practices. A descriptive and qualitative study was undertaken. The participants were 24 health professionals working at a Human Milk Bank in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The data were collected between July 2012 and February 2013 through semistructured interviews. In the thematic content analysis of the testimonies, three categories emerged: The practice of guiding breastfeeding; Human milk donation, pasteurization and distribution: nutritional care; and Affection in breastfeeding as a facilitator of the mother-child bond. The interviewed professionals demonstrate satisfaction with their work and with the engagement in all activities relevant to the Human Milk Bank.

Author Biographies

Tuâny Figueiredo Marinho, UFF

Enfermeira, graduada na Escola de Aurora de Afonso Costa da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

Valdecyr Herdy Alves, UFF

Enfermeiro, Doutor em Enfermagem, Professor Titular do Departamento Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrico da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

Maria Bertilla Lutterbach Riker Branco, UFF

Enfermeira, Mestre na área Materno-Infantil no Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

Diego Pereira Rodrigues, UFF

Enfermeiro, Mestrando em Ciências do Cuidado da Saúde da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

Rosângela de Mattos Pereira, UFF

Enfermeira, Mestre na área Materno-Infantil no Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

Giovanna Rosario Soanno Marchiori, UFF

Enfermeira, Mestre na área Materno-Infantil no Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil.

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Published

2017-02-24

How to Cite

Marinho, T. F., Alves, V. H., Branco, M. B. L. R., Rodrigues, D. P., Pereira, R. de M., & Marchiori, G. R. S. (2017). VALUE PERCEPTIONS OF PRACTICES AT A HUMAN MILK BANK. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.48679

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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