Authors

1Mª Cristina Salvadó Hernández, 2Eva Hernández Fabà, 1Elena Guerrero Cabana, 1Marta Florido Argueta, 1Marg

Position

¹Enfermera del Área Básica Salud de Viladecans 1. ²Enfermera. Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (España).

Contact address

Mª Cristina Salvadó Hernández. Paseo de la Marina, 2-4. 08840 Viladecans (Barcelona).

Contact email: crisalvadoc@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to determine the level of knowledge acquired by future parents after a group intervention on neonatal care.
Methods: we conducted a study with a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test in the Primary Care Center Viladecans 1 (Barcelona).  The par­ticipants were all future fathers and mothers who attended pre-natal courses from december 2006 to november 2007. The educational intervention consisted of a four-hour workshop in which pediatric nurses at the health center discussed with the parent group basic aspects of childcare, physiological aspects of the newborn, danger signs and signs of alarm,  and neonatal care. Data were collected through a self-adminis­tered questionnaire prepared ad hoc by the researchers, which included­ parental demographic variables and questions on the knowledge on the same issues addressed in the workshop, and an overall assessment questionnaire about the workshop. We performed a descriptive analysis of all variables.
Results: a total of 52 pre-post intervention questionnaires and 55 valid questionnaires were collected, from a total of 72 study subjects. 76,9% (40) were women. In the knowledge questionnaire, the median of correct answers in the pre-test was 4 (min. 0-max. 5) and in the post-test it was 10 (min. 5-max. 10). 83,6% (46) of the participants gave the workshop a score of 8-10, while 94,6% (52) highlighted its usefulness and 95,5% (53) the interest generated.
Conclusions: future mothers/fathers reached a level of adequate knowled­ge on the physiological aspects, signs of alarm and general care of the newborn to care for their future baby.

Keywords:

education; group interventions; health promotion; neonatal care; newborn; parentsPrimary Care

Versión en Español

Título:

Intervención educativa grupal sobre cuidados neonatales a futuros padres