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Rosilene Berres1, Maria Aparecida Baggio1

  • 1Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.

Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|April 23, 2020
PubMed

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Ensuring continuity of care for preterm newborns at the border requires planned referral systems. Public health managers must commit to seamless care transitions for vulnerable infants.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Public health
  • Healthcare networks

Background:

  • Preterm newborns require specialized and continuous care.
  • Healthcare access and continuity can be challenging in border regions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand the continuation of care for preterm newborns within a border healthcare network.
  • To identify factors influencing care continuity for these vulnerable infants.

Main Methods:

  • Grounded Theory methodology was employed.
  • Data collected via 17 semi-structured interviews (July 2016 - March 2017).

Main Results:

  • The study identified the context of the Child Nutrition Center, causal conditions of experiencing premature birth, and intervening conditions affecting care continuation.
  • Strategies for ensuring care were identified, along with consequences related to (dis)continuation of care flows at the border.

Conclusions:

  • Effective planning of referral and counter-referral flows for preterm newborns is crucial.
  • Commitment from public health managers is essential to guarantee uninterrupted care for preterm infants.
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