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

• Main Authors: Rosilene Berres (Author), Maria Aparecida Baggio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0827
• Keywords: Child Care; Nursing; Premature Newborn; Border Health; Public Health; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 73, Iss 3 (2020)

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.