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[Maternal perception regarding hospitalized newborns].
Elenice Valentim Carmona1, Ianê Nogueira do Vale1, Conceição Vieira da Silva Ohara2
1Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Mothers generally perceive their hospitalized newborns as less difficult than other infants. Factors like maternal age and infant weight influenced these perceptions, highlighting the need for nuanced mother-infant interaction assessments.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal care
- Maternal-infant psychology
- Pediatric nursing
Background:
- Hospitalization of newborns in neonatal units can impact maternal perceptions.
- Understanding maternal views is crucial for effective mother-infant bonding and care.
- Limited research exists on maternal perceptions of infant difficulty in Brazilian neonatal settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine mothers' perceptions of their hospitalized newborns' difficulties.
- To compare mothers' expectations of general unit infants versus their own infants.
- To explore factors influencing maternal perceptions of infant behavior.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional descriptive study in a public teaching hospital's neonatal unit.
- Utilized the Neonatal Perception Inventory Broussard with 100 mothers.
- Assessed perceptions of infant behaviors: crying, feeding, regurgitation, evacuation, sleep, and routine.
Main Results:
- Ninety percent of mothers perceived their own infants as less difficult than other unit infants.
- Younger mothers and mothers of higher-weight infants reported greater perceived infant difficulty.
- The Neonatal Perception Inventory Broussard demonstrated ease of application.
Conclusions:
- Maternal perception often views their own neonate more favorably than peers.
- Maternal age and infant birth weight are associated with perceived infant difficulty.
- The inventory is a potentially valuable tool for assessing mother-infant interaction, but results require contextual interpretation.

