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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.