Perceptions of nuliparous mothers about prematurity

Authors

  • Roberta R. de Almeida

Keywords:

Assistência de enfermagem, Percepções, Prematuridade, Primigesta, Reações, Sentimentos, Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo Neonatal (UTI-Neo)

Abstract

This study was made in a neonatal intensive care unit in a school hospital at Porto Alegre/RS, trying to identify the reactions of nuliparous mothers about prematurity. Ten (10) interviews with mothers of premature infants was made. The most commonly reactions were: fear, guilty, anxiety, negation, angry and depression. The mother’s feeling about the team, are also observed, and classified in: positive (tranquility, safety. Trust, regardness) and negative (doubt, indifference, guilty, envy and fear). A plane of nursing care was made to mothers of premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit (UNIC), with the objective of humanization and improving the assistance.

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Published

2008-05-15

How to Cite

1.
R. de Almeida R. Perceptions of nuliparous mothers about prematurity. Rev Gaúcha Enferm [Internet]. 2008 May 15 [cited 2025 Apr. 26];17(1):59. Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rgenf/article/view/4103

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (1996)

Section

Pesquisas

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