title: [Precocious skin-to-skin contact between mother and child: meanings to mothers and contributions for nursing].
abstract: That was a convergent-care study, carried out in a maternity ward in the Southern Region of Brazil from April to May 2009, with the purpose to comprehend the meanings of premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact and relevant nursing contributions. Data were collected through participant observation and interviews involving nine mothers. Four categories were identified: a) predelivery orientation surrounding premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact; b) establishing premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact; c) meanings of premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact for the mother; and d) nursing contributions in establishing premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact. It was concluded that the meanings of premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact attributed by these mothers is positive, and that nursing's contribution in establishing such contact is significant.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC.
authors.forename: Thaís Alves
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Morgana Stefani
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Manuela Beatriz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Velho
authors.forename: Eli Rodrigues Camargo
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.forename: Nezi Maria
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D009769:Object Attachment; D012867:Skin; D013997:Time Factors; D014110:Touch; D055815:Young Adult