Brazilian mothers' experiences of home care for their low birth weight infants.
OBJECTIVE
To describe Brazilian mothers' experiences of home care for their low birth weight (LBW) infants.


METHODS
Descriptive.


METHODS
Eleven Brazilian mothers whose LBW infants were hospitalized at birth and followed up for a period of four weeks.


METHODS
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.
Mello
Débora Falleiros
DF
Public Health Department, College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. coopintl@eerp.usp.br
Rocha
Semiramis Melani Melo
SM
Scochi
Carmen Gracinda Silvan
CG
Lima
Regina Aparecida Garcia
RA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment