Abstract Objective to analyse the available evidence on the use of ultrasound in order to confirm the positioning of enteral tubes in newborns. Methods a scoping review was conducted, and the research question was formulated using the PCC strategy of Question, Concept and Context. The inclusion criteria were as follows: articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish which responded to the research objectives and for which the full text was available. Descriptors employed: The following subjects are to be covered: enteral […]

Abstract Newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are exposed to care routines and interventions that significantly alter their biological rhythms. These interventions include exposure to irregular or continuous lighting patterns, artificial temperature maintenance, high noise levels, intermittent feeding schedules, mechanical ventilation, administration of medications, and painful or stressful procedures. The aim of this study is to reflect on the impacts resulting from the disruption of biological rhythms in newborns admitted to the NICU and to explore evidence-based […]

Abstract Painful procedures are the main cause of pain in hospitalized newborns. Despite high-quality synthesized evidence on the effectiveness and safety of analgesic strategies, procedural pain relief in newborns is still insufficient. The Be Sweet with Babies video was developed to disseminate and promote the use of this knowledge. The video was initially produced in English and French and later translated into other languages such as Portuguese (Brazil). The Be Sweet with Babies video demonstrates the effects of breastfeeding, skin-to-skin […]

Abstract Objective To verify whether breastfeeding promotion was used as a non-pharmacological intervention for pain relief in hospitalized infants. Methods This observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, and descriptive study was conducted with infants older than 24 hours in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital from 2019 to 2021. The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis. Ethical precepts were respected. Results Fifty-three infants were included. Breastfeeding was performed in 79.2% of male infants (57.1%), without congenital malformations (92.9%), […]

Abstract Objective To classify newborns hospitalized in a neonatal unit into categories of palliative care, describe the outcomes, and associate clinical and sociodemographic data. Methods A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was conducted. The participants were newborns hospitalized in a neonatal unit of a public maternity ward. Statistical tests were used to assess the association between variables. Results A total of 26 participants, with 17 (65.4%) being preterm, 14 (53.8%) female, and 18 (69.2%) weighing less than 2,500 grams. […]

Abstract Objective The aim of this scientific production is to analyze the use of oral glucose 25% as pain relief method in the newborn. Methods Integrative review that included indexed articles on the databases: Latin American and Caribbean Center for Information on Health Sciences, Culmulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, National Center for Biotechnology Information and EMBASE. The descriptive results analysis was separated in two analytical categories. Results Publications which subjects involved use related aspects of oral glucose […]

Abstract Objective To describe the knowledge of nursing technicians in relation to the care of the peripherally inserted central catheter in neonatal intensive care. Method Cross-sectional, descriptive study, carried out in a pediatric hospital, between the months of May and June 2019, using a structured questionnaire applied to 39 professionals. Results 97% inform the nurse if the catheter is resistant; 97% permeabilize before and after drug infusion; 94% flush every six hours when in continuous infusion; 69% observe signs of […]

Abstract A new coronavirus discovered in December 2019 was responsible for a pandemic with alarming results of morbidity and mortality. Fever, dry cough, rhinorrhea, fatigue, and lymphopenia affects adults significantly while children have milder conditions. This review article describes clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with SARS-CoV2 infection through the review of scope according to Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The articles showed that children present disease asymptomatically and/or oligosymptomatically, with low mortality and few complications, and as the symptoms are […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the knowledge of the professionals of a Basic Health Unit about the actions of the 5th day. Methods Descriptive, qualitative research. An interview script was used for the collection of testimonies, analyzed in their content by the reference of Bardin. Results Twenty-four professionals participated among nurses, nursing technicians, community health agents and physicians. The thematic categories were named: Identifying the actions performed with the mother and her baby; The mother in the context of actions: difficulties […]

Abstract Objective To identify maternal practices in relation to the newborn more common health problems, in the first month of life. Methods Quantitative, exploratory, transversal study, integrating of a multicenter researcher, occurred in 2018, though interviews with 52 puerperae, in a municipality in the west of Paraná, with descriptive statistical data analysis. Results The puerperae were instructed on the care of the baby by the maternity health team (86.5%) and in childcare consultations (83.7%). The recurrent problems were colic (40.4%), […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate the degree of implementation of the best practices of immediate care to healthy newborns of vaginal delivery in three public childbirth centers of the city of Rio de Janeiro, with different care models to women at delivery and birth. Method A normative evaluative study was developed with an implementation analysis. Data were collected from June to December 2016. Results The traditional model did not present an adequate degree of implementation in any of the analyzed categories. […]

Abstract Objective To seek evidence and associations of the neuroprotective mechanism of therapeutic hypothermia in newborns. Research question was: does therapeutic hypothermia reduce damage to the central nervous system and enhance neuroplasticity in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy? Methods Research with inclusion of articles with available summaries and free online access, related to the therapeutic hypothermia in newborn with encephalopathy, in the databases BDENF, MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO. Results Ten articles were framed within the interest of research. The good prognosis […]