Brazilian Mothers’ Experiences of Home Care for Their Low Birth Weight Infants

Purpose: To describe Brazilian mothers’ experiences of home care for their low birth weight (LBW) infants.Design: Descriptive.Sample: Eleven Brazilian mothers whose LBW infants were hospitalized at birth and followed up for a period of four weeks.Main Outcome Variable: Brazilian mothers’ recollections about the home care of their infants.Results: The study identified the infants’ and mothers’ profiles and the mothers’ concerns about disruption in attachment due to hospitalization and their infants’ growth. After hospital discharge, these mothers mainly worried about their infants’ weight gain, breathing, and overall development, as well as breastfeeding, feeding, and medication preparation.

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The Effect of Three Nursing Interventions on Thermoregulation in Low Birth Weight Infants

Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing ◽

10.1891/0730-0832.30.3.160 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 160-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Debra A. Lewis ◽

Lynda P. Sanders ◽

Dorothy Y. Brockopp

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Delivery Room ◽

Outcome Variable ◽

Control Group ◽

Nursing Interventions ◽

Low Birth Weight Infants ◽

Main Outcome Variable ◽

Nicu Admission

ABSTRACTPurpose: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the use of three nursing interventions—occlusive wrap, chemical mattress, and regulation of delivery room temperature—singly and in combination in consecutive years on thermo-regulation in six groups of low birth weight infants.Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Prospective data were collected on 133 infants weighing <1,500 g. Interventions were tested on different groups of infants in each of three years. The control group comprised 295 infants on which retrospective chart data were available over an earlier three-year period.Sample: Infants weighing <1,500 g participated in the study.Main Outcome Variable: The main outcome variable was NICU admission temperatures of infants weighing <1,500 g. For data analysis, infants were divided into two groups: those weighing <1,000 g and those weighing between 1,000 and 1,500 g.Results: For each of the three interventions, the percentage having a normal NICU admission temperature in each intervention group exceeded the control group percentage, but the increase was not significant. Use of each intervention—occlusive wrap alone, occlusive wrap in addition to chemical mattress, and occlusive wrap in addition to chemical mattress and increased delivery room temperature—appeared to influence thermoregulation positively.

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Does kangaroo mother care have an impact on morbidity, mortality and duration of hospital stay of newly born low birth weight babies?

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20210119 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 311

Author(s):

Purnima Margekar ◽

Premlata Parekh ◽

Shubha Laxmi Margekar

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Hospital Stay ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Kangaroo Mother Care ◽

Outcome Variable ◽

Low Birth Weight Infants ◽

Early Weight Gain ◽

The Impact

Background: Preterm and low birth weight infants are more likely to experience neonatal morbidity including acute respiratory, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, immunologic, hearing and vision problems than both term and normal weight infants who survive the neonatal period. The present study was aimed to evaluate the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on morbidity and mortality of new-borns and duration of hospital stay.Methods: A prospective case control study over a 12 month period was conducted from August 2013 to August 2014 on 50 new-borns weighing less than 1.8 kg. The primary outcome variable was “weight gain”. Secondary measures included morbidity, mortality and duration of hospitalization. Observations were recorded in a proforma specially designed for the study. The results were subjected to statistical analysis.Results: The hospital stay was less amongst neonates who received KMC. Twenty four (48%) out of 50 were discharged within 10 days, another 24 within 11 to 20 days. Neonates who did not received KMC, majority i.e. 27 of the neonates were in the ICU for 11-20 days. There were 3 neonates who stayed beyond 1 month.Conclusions: The study showed that KMC is useful method of caring VLBW baby in respect of early weight gain and decrease morbidity, mortality and hospital stay in our set up. However, there are still insufficient evidences to recommend its routine use in VLBW babies in our country. Well-designed large randomized controlled trail of this intervention are needed.

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