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Cuidados corporais aos recém-nascidos de mães angolanas: saúde, interculturalidade e migração interna
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O período neonatal é crítico na vida de uma criança, devido à sua maior vulnerabilidade e ao maior risco de morte, sendo os cuidados realizados ao recém- nascido revestidos da maior importância e com reflexos na sua saúde futura. A cultura, os mitos e as crenças revelam-se num conjunto de saberes tradicionais que muitas vezes prevalecem sobre os conhecimentos científicos, dando origem a práticas de cuidados com o corpo não recomendadas pela Organização Mundial de Saúde e com consequências negativas para a saúde, como é exemplo a onfalite. Em Angola, a mortalidade neonatal é elevada, constituindo a septicémia uma das principais causas. Analisou-se saberes e práticas de mães angolanas relativamente aos cuidados corporais com o recém-nascido, em particular com o coto umbilical, através de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, comparativo e transversal, com metodologia de cariz qualitativa, cuja amostra é não probabilística por conveniência. Verificou-se que os saberes e as práticas de mães angolanas relativamente a estes cuidados derivam da componente empírica, transmitida maioritariamente pela família através das gerações, sobretudo pelas avós do recém-nascido, e da componente científica, através dos profissionais de saúde. Observou-se que as mães com experiência migratoria revelam alguns comportamentos distintos das mães naturais de Luanda, nomeadamente ao mencionarem com mais frequência o álcool como conhecimento prévio, sendo no entanto as mães naturais de Luanda as que mais o utilizam de forma isolada como prática nos cuidados ao coto umbilical.
The neonatal period is critical in the life of a child, due to its greater vulnerability and the greater risk of death, and the care provided to the newborn is of utmost importance and with reflections on its future health. Culture, myths and beliefs are revealed in a set of traditional knowledge that often prevails over scientific knowledge, giving rise to body care practices not recommended by the World Health Organization and with negative consequences for health, such as an example is omphalitis. In Angola, neonatal mortality is high, with septicemia being one of the main causes. Knowledge and practices of Angolan mothers regarding body care with the newborn, in particular with the umbilical stump, were analyzed through a descriptive, exploratory, comparative and transversal study, with a qualitative methodology, whose sample is non-probabilistic because of convenience. It was found that the knowledge and practices of Angolan mothers regarding this care derive from the empirical component, transmitted mainly by the family through generations, especially the newborn's grandmothers, and from the scientific component, through health professionals. It was observed that mothers with migratory experience reveal some different behaviors from mothers born in Luanda, namely by mentioning alcohol more frequently as prior knowledge, although mothers born in Luanda are the ones who most use it in isolation as a practice in umbilical stump care.
The neonatal period is critical in the life of a child, due to its greater vulnerability and the greater risk of death, and the care provided to the newborn is of utmost importance and with reflections on its future health. Culture, myths and beliefs are revealed in a set of traditional knowledge that often prevails over scientific knowledge, giving rise to body care practices not recommended by the World Health Organization and with negative consequences for health, such as an example is omphalitis. In Angola, neonatal mortality is high, with septicemia being one of the main causes. Knowledge and practices of Angolan mothers regarding body care with the newborn, in particular with the umbilical stump, were analyzed through a descriptive, exploratory, comparative and transversal study, with a qualitative methodology, whose sample is non-probabilistic because of convenience. It was found that the knowledge and practices of Angolan mothers regarding this care derive from the empirical component, transmitted mainly by the family through generations, especially the newborn's grandmothers, and from the scientific component, through health professionals. It was observed that mothers with migratory experience reveal some different behaviors from mothers born in Luanda, namely by mentioning alcohol more frequently as prior knowledge, although mothers born in Luanda are the ones who most use it in isolation as a practice in umbilical stump care.
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Cuidados corporais aos recém-nascidos Coto umbilical Corpo, saúde e cultura Mães angolanas Interculturalidade e saúde Migração interna Body care of the newborns Umbilical stump Body, health and culture Angolan mothers Interculturality and health Internal migration