1. MATERNAL SELF-EFFICACY FOR PREMATURE NEWBORN CARE AND BREASTFEEDING MAINTENANCE
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Leticia Squizato, Aline Dahmer da Silva, Eduarda Martinelle, Gicele Galvan Machineski, Beatriz Rosana Goncalves de Oliveira Toso, and Claudia Silveira Viera
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Breast Feeding ,Infant ,Premature ,Self Efficacy ,Neonatal Nursing ,Mothers. ,Nursing ,RT1-120 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Objective: to assess maternal self-efficacy for the care of premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit and after hospital discharge and relate it to the duration of breastfeeding at home. Method: longitudinal study that used self-efficacy assessment scales of 38 mothers of premature newborns in the period from November 2020 to January 2022 in the city of Cascavel - PR - Brazil. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Maternal self-efficacy during hospitalization turned out to be high, remaining so in the assessment after discharge. Self-efficacy for breastfeeding had no statistically significant differences during hospitalization (p=0.335) and after discharge (p=0.640). However, mothers with high self-efficacy in hospitalization and at home maintained exclusive breastfeeding longer. Conclusion: Identifying maternal self-efficacy should be a routine in nursing clinical practice during hospitalization and after discharge, to enhance the maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding.
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- 2023
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