Inquire into the fever near the parents

Fever is a very common symptom in the medical community, particularly in pediatrics. His initial care is usually the prerogative of parents. Objectives: to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to parental fever. Design: prospective study was conducted in the department of pediatrics A CHU Mohammed VI in Marrakech, including 400 parents. Approximately 46.7% of the parents had no idea on the number of equivalent temperature fever, and half did not have a thermometer at home. The fever was regarded as dangerous and unnecessary by all parents. Paracetamol was the most used molecule [71.7%]. Only 9% of parents had already received advice on fever and its management. This study reveal many deficiencies in knowledge, perception and management of fever parental child. To remedy this problem, we propose to undertake information campaigns and education about fever for parents

[Practices of breastfeeding in the Ibn Tofail Maternity Hospital of Marrakech]

The national data shows a receding of the child percentage nursed exclusively to the breast and the length of the breast-feeding. The aim of this study is to assess mothers' breastfeeding knowledge and practices, and the nurses' knowledge of breastfeeding. Materiel and method: this study is a prospective, descriptive and analytic survey of 400 couples mother newborn hospitalized in the Ibn Tofail Maternity Hospital of Marrakech, and 8 nurses in this unit. This survey was made by a questionnaire for the mothers and for the nurses. The mean mothers' age was 28 years [14 to 44 years]. The mean number of children was 1.2 per family. 88.7% of mothers were homemakers, and 29.7% were rural. Only 86% of mothers breastfeed their children. The first breastfeeding was given after the first 6 hours of life in 53.3% of cases. The frequency of breastfeeding is lower than 6 in 39.5% of cases. The duration of breastfeeding was 5 to 20 minutes in 72.6% of cases. Only 41.2% of women considered that the maternal milk is efficient for their babies and 62.7% of them gave other non milky liquids. Breastfeeding was given less than 3 months in 59.3% of cases. 75% of the nurses in charge of these mothers and their children recommended starting the breastfeeding between 2 and 6 hours of life. All the nurses thought that the artificial milk is not justified. Breastfeeding decreases in our country. This can be explained by the leak of mothers' information and education before the delivery, and by the leak of nurses' education