Conocimiento que tienen las madres adolescentes sobre los cuidados del recién nacidos en el Centro de Salud ciudad Victoria año 2021.

Abstract

Newborn care is a stage of adaptation with the environment, it is the beginning of extrauterine life that brings with it health risks and that the lack of knowledge of the caregiver causes morbidity. Objective: To determine the knowledge that adolescent mothers have about newborn care at the Ciudad Victoria Health Center. Design: descriptive, quantitative, prospective and cross-sectional. Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Survey. Population and sample: convenience sampling was used, whose population was 50 adolescent mothers. Results: the mothers were 17 to 18 years old (78%), completed secondary school (56%), from urban areas (90%), single (44%); provides exclusive breastfeeding (80%). Know: its benefits (78%), breastfeeding postures and techniques (80%), umbilical cord cleaning and disinfection techniques (74%), vaccination schedules (20%), received information by the nursing staff (60% ); They sometimes report a stressed attitude (68%), feel satisfied (76%), happy (78%) prioritize their activities (74%); As for the warning signs, it recognizes fever (88%), when the baby has an appetite (86%) or constipation (86%). Conclusion: adolescent mothers have insecurities when applying care to their newborn child, ignorance causes doubts and misinformation, so it is necessary to highlight the importance of strategies aimed at promoting health with emphasis on the adolescent mother.