Educação e orientação sobre o teste do pezinho, a importância do conhecimento materno: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

individuals likely to have certain diseases , making diagnosis at an early stage and instituting specific treatment to avoid serious consequences and increase survival of affected infants. The knowledge that the mother has on it makes the early detection of such diseases, once informed of the importance of this test she takes her son to collect the correct period. The aim of the study was to analyze the national and international scientific literature that addresses the knowledge of mothers about testing pezinho. Trata is a study of an integrative review that analyzed 6 articles that were in LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE. The following health descriptors the following was used: health education, nursing.neonatal screening , knowledge and mothers and Articles answered thefollowing research question : What information / guidance that mothers have about the heel prick ? The results indicate low understanding of mothers about the importance of screening, although most have knowledge of the examination in children, they ignored the ideal age to perform screening and information received from doctors and nurses about the test at discharge hospital. Given the above, it is necessary to include the topic in prenatal consultations and rethinking of guidelines on the methods employed mothers.