EC Paediatrics

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of mothers with premature newborns admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and aspects of breastfeeding.

Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive quantitative study, non-random sample. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to mothers with children admitted to a teaching hospital of the Unified Health System in the Triângulo Sul Macro region, July 2018 to July 2019.

Results: There were 102 participants with an average of 6.8 prenatal consults, age 28,4 years old and two children, including the current one. Regarding breastfeeding, 72.4% of them did not receive prior information and 98% expressed a desire to breastfeed. All reported favorable knowledge for adequate milk production and have a family and social network to obtain information on the subject.

Conclusion: The results contribute with systematized information on the maternal socioeconomic and clinical profile. In addition, they highlight the gaps involving the quality of prenatal care and ICU care, especially in aspects of breastfeeding.

 Keywords: Intensive Care Units; Neonatal; Breast Feeding; Pregnancy; High-Risk; Infant; Premature

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