(Dis)continuation of care of the pre-term newborn at the border.

(Dis)continuation of care of the pre-term newborn at the border. Rev Bras Enferm. 2020;73(3):e20180827 Authors: Berres R, Baggio MA Abstract OBJECTIVES: to understand how continuation of care for the preterm newborn in the health care network at the border. METHODS: the Grounded Theory was the methodological framework. Data were collected through 17 semi-structured interviews between July 2016 and March 2017. RESULTS: "Describing the structure and functioning of the Child Nutrition Center" represents the context; "Experiencing and signifying premature birth" are the causal conditions; "Identifying conditions that intervene in the process of continuation of care for the preterm newborn" are the intervening conditions; "Ensuring continuation of care for the preterm newborn" are strategies; "Identifying (dis)continuation of care flows for the preterm newborn at the border" are the study's consequences and phenomenon. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: there is a need to plan referral and counter-referral flows of the preterm newborn and the commitment of public health managers to ensure continuation of care. PMID: 32321130 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Rev Bras Enferm Source Type: research