Resultados: 4

Matching between maternal knowledge about infant development and care for children under one year old

Abstract Objective: to analyze maternal knowledge about infant development and its matching to the care offered to children during their first year of life. Method: a longitudinal and prospective study, in the stages of pregnancy and of the child's 12th/13th month of life. Interviews were applied to ...

Effect of parental mutuality on the quality of life of mothers of children with special health needs

Objective: to analyze the effect of parental mutuality on the quality of life related to the health of mothers who care for children with special health needs. Method: an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The following instruments were applied to 181 careg...

Effect of infant stimulation on the adaptation to birth: a randomized trial

Objective: to measure the effect of an infant stimulation therapy (auditory, tactile, visual and vestibular) on the adaptation to postnatal life of the mother-child dyad. Method: an experimental and blind study composed of 120 dyads of first-time mothers and full-term newborns, who practiced breastfeedi...

Gaps in the knowledge and skills of Portuguese mothers associated with newborn health care

ABSTRACT Objectives: assess mothers' parenting knowledge and skills associated with the parental competence health promotion and monitoring for newborns and infants aged up to six months and determine the key characteristics of mothers who are better prepared for parenting. Method: cross-sectional st...