RISKS IN THE SAFETY CIRCLE: NEWBORN CARE PRACTICES OF MOTHERS

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 469 - 482, 28.12.2023

Bahtışen Kartal , Bahriye Kaplan

https://doi.org/10.47115/jshs.1212788

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the newborn care practices of mothers in terms of newborn safety risk.
Method: This research is descriptive. The study included 248 mothers with newborn babies. The study was carried out in Nevşehir State Hospital between May 2018 and August 2019. The data were collected using the Questionnaire Form and the Neonatal Safety Information Form developed by the researchers.
Results:Of the mothers, 44.8% experience the risk of falling their infant, they fall asleep while breastfeeding at night, 10.5% rock their infant hard to put them to sleep, 35.5% swaddled their infant tightly, 52.0% put hot water with a thermophore on their infant's feet when in the presence of gas discomfort. Of the mothers, 25.4% used detergent and bleach while washing the infant's clothes, 48.0% used pacifier clip/holders, and 54.0% used powder for diaper rash.
Conclusions and Suggestions: In the study, it was determined that infants might be exposed to risks such as aspiration, infection, falling, swing fast, burns and trauma due to swaddling, unsafe travel, exposure to chemicals, and suffocation of infants. For newborn safety, mothers should be trained in newborn care beginningfrom their pregnancy and ensure the continuity of these pieces of training.

Keywords

Newborn safety, Mothers, Care practices, Risks

Güvenlik Çemberindeki Riskler: Annelerin Yenidoğan Bakım Uygulamaları

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, annelerin yenidoğan bakım uygulamalarını yenidoğan güvenliği açısından değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu araştırma tanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır. Çalışmaya yeni doğan bebeği olan 248 anne dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma Nevşehir Devlet Hastanesinde, Mayıs 2018- Ağustos 2019 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen Anket Formu ve Neonatal Güvenliği Bilgi Formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Annelerin; %44.8'inin bebeğini düşürme riski yaşadığı, gece emzirirken uykuya daldığı, %10.5'inin uyutmak için bebeğini sertçe salladığı, %35.5'inin bebeğini sıkıca kundak yaptığı, %52.0'sinin gaz sancısı olduğunda bebeklerinin ayaklarına termoforlu sıcak su koyduğu belirlenmiştir. Annelerin; %25.4'ünün bebeğin kıyafetlerini yıkarken deterjan ve çamaşır suyu, %48.0'ının emzik klipsi/tutucu, %54.0'ının pişik için pudra kullandığı belirlenmiştir.
Sonuçlar ve Öneriler: Çalışmada bebeklerin kundaklanma, güvenli olmayan seyahat, kimyasallara maruz kalma, aspirasyon, enfeksiyon, düşme, hızlı sallanma, yanık ve travma gibi risklere maruz kalabileceği belirlendi. Annelere gebeliklerinden itibaren yenidoğan bakımı konusunda eğitim verilmesi ve bu eğitimlerin sürekliliğinin sağlanması yenidoğan güvenliği açısından önemli olacaktır.

Keywords

Yenidoğan güvenliği, Anneler, Bakım Uygulamaları, Riskler

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