Relactation in preterm newborn: nurse intervention

Abstract

Description of che nu rse incervencion in a  mother  and  her  preterm  child  chat  encered  to  che  Selfcare Education program (EPAS), ac 23 days of life, developed  by  che  School  of  Nursing  of  che  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in che  Medica! Cencer  Nuestra  Señora  de  la  Paz,  char  belongs  to  rhe  Red  de Sal ud UC. Breascfeeding is a  well-k nown  recommendacion, in  spice  of  ic,  many  babies  incerrupc  ir  during che firsc weeks or mon chs. Nevercheless, breascfeeding can be restoced, by relaccacion, chac sci mu laces milk produccion in a woman whom  inicially  <lid  noc  nurse  hec new  born , oc chac  nurse  previously  and she wishes to recurn to nurse excl usive ly or parcially. Breascfeeding can be recovered  wich  che  mocher's  motivacion, nipple's scimulacion, geccing empry che brease anda suppocc syscem of che healch scuff and of che family , coreinforce and romaincain che confidence of che  mocher.  Clinical  case  describes  breascfeeding  in  chis  child afee, 7 nurse's incervention, chat hada duracion of 6  months  exclusively  and  in  a  complemencary  form  wich solid food up to che age of 12 monchs.