Cultural Care Practices Provided at Home by the Zenú Indigenous Mothers to their Premature Children and to Those with Low Birth Weight.
Yalena Ortiz Anaya, Juan Guillermo Rojas
PMID 36264697WHAT IT FOUND
Mothers described adapting Kangaroo Mother Method training at home with family support, medicinal baths, hand hygiene, masks, visit limits and cultural protections.
Nurses can ask about these practices when teaching neonatal home care.
Key findings
01Eight mothers and two key informants described adapting Kangaroo Mother teachings received in the clinic for home care.
02The premature newborns were born at 29 to 36 weeks and stayed 25 days in the neonatal intensive care unit.
03Home care included hand washing with liquid soap, masks, limiting visits, medicinal baths, amulets, red garments and prayers.
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What it does not show
The study included eight mothers and two key informants, so it describes experiences rather than measuring health outcomes. The paper reports difficulty reaching participants in dispersed rural areas and poor telephone coverage.
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Do not read these practices as evidence that they improve newborn outcomes. The study reported experiences and themes, not measured health results.