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Knowledge of health professionals about the distribution of pasteurized human milk
Conhecimento de profissionais de saúde acerca da distribuição do leite humano pasteurizado
Conocimiento de profesionales de la salud acerca de la distribución de la leche materna pasteurizada
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Abstract Objective: To verify the knowledge of the health team who works in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and / or collective rooming, on the request of pasteurized human milk. Method: an exploratory and a descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, developed in a maternity school, located in Natal/Ri... view more
Objective: To verify the knowledge of the health team who works in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and / or collective rooming, on the request of pasteurized human milk. Method: an exploratory and a descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, developed in a maternity school, located in Natal/Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The data were collected between May and August 2010, along with 55 professionals, using questionnaires and information obtained were treated with descriptive statistics. Results: the majority of the subjects consisted of women, nursing techniques, aged between 30 and 49. On the need of the infant receiving human milk pasteurized, there is ignorance on the part of professionals, who reported being necessary to request this food for babies of women with little or no colostrum. Conclusion: it is imperative to promote permanent strategies for continuing education among professionals about the functioning of the Human Milk Bank, especially on the distribution of pasteurized human milk.... view less
Keywords
health professionals; nutrition; baby; motherhood; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 261-270
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i1.261-270
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed