Perfil sociodemográfico de binômios assistidos por uma maternidade de Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

This study is intended to identify the maternal self-efficacy of hospitalized mothers to Kangaroo Housing, to the care of the newborn by the Perceived Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (PMP SE), and to verify the sociodemographic profile of the mothers and characteristics anthropometric of newborns of the kangaroo unit. The methodology applied is a transversal study of a quantitative approach, the institution used for initial data collection was the maternity school in Fortaleza, the study population will be composed by the binomials assisted by the Kangaroo Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit, a survey was applied a single time - structured with sociodemographic data of the mothers. The instrument for the Evaluation of Perceived Maternal Self-Efficacy was used. It obtained as some of the result that the items that most evidenced the low maternal efficacy were: 03- I realize when my baby is ill, 04 - I understand my baby's signs , 11 - I am good at snuggling my baby when he Cries continuously, 17 - I am good at feeding my baby and 19 - I am good at bathing my baby. It was also observed that the majority of participants were of fertile age (58.1%), most of them from the capital or metropolitan region, had studied until high school (62.8%) and lived with their partners. Many of these mothers either had no fixed income or were home (53.5%). The monthly income was answered by the majority of the puerperal women who survived with a minimum wage (48.8%). As far as the infant was concerned, the prevalence of preterm infants with 34-36s gestation (76.7%) was perceived. There was a higher prevalence of babies with birth weight greater than or equal to 1500g (62.8%) and current weight from 1500g (90%). And it is concluded that the study shows its importance for the nurse, so that he knows the profile of the women assisted in order to know which points he needs to strengthen his assistance.