Perfil de mães e o desfecho do nascimento prematuro ou a termo* / Impact of maternal profile on birth outcomes / Perfil de madres y el desenlace del nacimiento prematuro o a término

Objetivo: identificar o perfil de mães de bebês prematuros e a termo para o desfecho do nascimento. Método: trata-se de um estudo analítico-descritivo, seccional, com amostra de 244 puérperas, sendo 109 mães de bebês prematuros e 135 mães de bebês a termo, por partos ocorridos no período de abril a setembro de 2015, em uma maternidade pública do nordeste brasileiro. Os dados foram analisados pelo programa Statistica 10 e teste Qui-quadrado. Resultados: alta prevalência de sedentarismo; significância estatística para sobrepeso e obesidade antes e durante a gravidez; elevada prevalência de pressão arterial alta durante a gestação das mães de bebês prematuros. Logo, os bebês nasceram com problemas de saúde em 58,1% (n= 63) dos prematuros e nascimento saudável em 96,3% (n= 130) dos bebês a termo. Conclusão: o perfil de mães com obesidade e sobrepeso é fator de risco ao nascimento do bebê prematuro como evento que demanda cuidado à saúde da criança (AU).

Objective: to identify the impact of maternal profile on birth outcomes. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with a sample of 244 postpartum women, as follows: 109 mothers of preterm infants and 135 mothers of full-term infants. The births occurred in the April-September 2015 period in a public maternity hospital in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Data was analyzed with Statistica 10 software and Chi-square test. Results: high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle; statistical significance for overweight and obesity before and during pregnancy; high prevalence of high blood pressure during the gestational period of mothers of preterm infants. Also, 58.1% (n = 63) of preterm infants were born with health problems and 96.3% (n = 130) of full-term infants were healthy. Conclusion: Maternal obesity and overweight is a risk factor for preterm births, an event that demands child healthcare (AU).

Objetivo: identificar el perfil de madres de bebés prematuros y a término para el desenlace del nacimiento. Método: es un estudio analítico descriptivo, seccional, con muestra de 244 puérperas, siendo 109 madres de bebés prematuros y 135 madres de bebés a término, por partos ocurridos el periodo de abril a septiembre de 2015, en una maternidad pública de nordeste de Brasil. Se analizaron los datos por medio del programa Statistica 10 y test Chi-cuadrado. Resultados: hubo grande prevalencia de sedentarismo; significancia estadística para sobrepeso y obesidad antes y durante la gravidez; alta prevalencia de presión arterial alta durante la gestación de las madres de bebés prematuros. De ese modo, 58,1% (n= 63) de los bebés prematuros nacieron con problemas de salud y de los bebés a término hubo nacimiento saludable en 96,3% (n= 130). Conclusión: el perfil de madres con obesidad y sobrepeso es factor de riesgo para el nacimiento del bebé prematuro y eso demanda cuidado a la salud del niño (AU).

Domestic maternal experience with preterm newborn children.

OBJECTIVE: Exploring maternal experience with premature newborn children in a domestic environment. METHODS: The study was qualitative and used focus group interviews with 24 women who had had preterm deliveries in a public maternity hospital located in Northeast Brazil during June and October 2005. The mothers returned to the hospital facility at least 30 days after the newborn were discharged to share their experiences in caring for a premature infant at home. RESULTS: Interview data was analysed for content, four thematic nuclei being identified: hospital discharge, preparing the family for discharge, caring for a premature baby at home and life changes arising from the premature birth. The greatest difficulties reported by the mothers in caring for their premature children at home were related to feeding and feelings of insecurity and fear were expressed which showed the need for a support network for the families following discharge. CONCLUSIONS: The mothers care of premature infants at home represented changes for parents in everyday family life, work and social life, thus showing the need for a support network for them during the transition from hospital to home when considering premature children.

[Social representation of fathers regarding their premature child in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit]. / Representação social de pais sobre o filho prematuro na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal.

Qualitative study that aimed at understanding the social representation of a parent with a premature child. The data were collected between May and June 2008, in a semi-structured interview with 17 parents whose premature children were hospitalized in the NICU of two public institutions in Natal, Brazil. The reports were analyzed based on the Social Representations Theory (SRT). The results reveal that the hospitalization of their children causes parents to experience emotions of fear, anguish, anxiety, loneliness interspersed with those of faith, joy and hope. For a parent the NICU is a frightening environment, albeit necessary for the specialized care that the conditions of the premature newborn require.

[Representations of mothers about the hospitalization of their premature child]. / Representações de mães sobre hospitalização do filho prematuro.

Qualitative study aimed at knowing the representations of mothers about the hospitalization of their premature son in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The sample was composed of eighteen mothers of premature newborns hospitalized in a school hospital in Natal, Brazil. A semi-structured interview was used and data analysis showed that hospitalization of a child is represented by the mothers as meanings, feelings, difficulties and uncertainties. It is considered that prematurity represents a maternal challenge from the moment of the premature birth, proceeding with disturbances inherent to hospitalization. These require awareness, listening and dialogue on the part of health professionals in an effective manner in order to strengthen maternal adaptation to prematurity.