Knowledge and Practices Related to Hip-Healthy Swaddling for Newborns Among Maternity Nurses.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
; 51(6): 566-576, 2022 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-36088956
OBJECTIVE: To assess the self-reported knowledge, education, and practices related to hip-healthy swaddling of newborns among nurses, how they teach this technique to parents, and the relationships among these factors. DESIGN: Descriptive cross-sectional exploratory survey. SETTING: Academic women and children's hospital with an average of 4,500 annual births. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred four registered maternity nurses who work primarily in the maternity unit. METHODS: At three staff meetings, we surveyed maternity nurses to determine their knowledge, education, and practices related to hip-healthy swaddling and how they teach this technique to parents. We analyzed results using descriptive statistics and chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. RESULTS: Of the 156 nurses in the maternity unit, 104 attended three staff meetings and completed the survey. Among the participants, 18.9% (18/95; 9 participants did not respond) were unable to identify the correct hip swaddling position. Overall, 64.2% (61/95; 9 participants did not respond) reported that they received education on general swaddling technique, yet 14.8% (9/61) of these participants were unable to identify the correct hip-healthy swaddling position. Among the participants, 99.0% (103/104) reported that nurses teach parents how to swaddle infants rather than other health care providers; 12.5% (13/104) of participants responded that medical doctors provide training as well. Overall, 67.0% (69/103; 1 participant did not respond) reported that they taught parents in >75% of parent interactions. CONCLUSION: Our results illustrate a gap in knowledge about hip-healthy swaddling among the maternity nurses who participated in this survey and a need for further education.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States