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Journal articles on the topic "Infant care professionals":
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Page, Jools. "Reframing infant-toddler pedagogy through a lens of professional love: Exploring narratives of professional practice in early childhood settings in England." Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 18, no. 4 (December 2017): 387–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1463949117742780.
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There is an increased international interest in how close attachment interactions with infants and toddlers are realised and interpreted by early years professionals. It is troubling for those who work in early years settings with infants and toddlers to know how best to demonstrate healthy loving attachment behaviours as an expectation of their professional caregiving role when ‘standing in for parents’. This article reports the interview findings from a mixed-methods study which examined practitioners’ views on love, care and intimacy within the English early years policy context. It draws on attachment theory and relational ethics to analyse the narratives of practice drawn from eight in-depth interviews with infant-toddler professionals to reveal the extent of their challenge as well as their beliefs about attachment and professional love. The responses highlighted the level of concern about the place of love and intimacy in non-familial pedagogical relationships with young children, against the backdrop of child protection and safeguarding following the global concern about infant abuse. The study suggests that there is a need to embrace an infant-toddler pedagogy to include the lens and the language of attachment and professional love, and to provide early years professionals with training and guidance on how to safely interpret these theories in their everyday practice.
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Leach, Penelope. "Infant care from infants' viewpoint: the views of some professionals." Early Development and Parenting 6, no. 2 (June 1997): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-0917(199706)6:2<47::aid-edp128>3.0.co;2-8.
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Yi, Geng. "Professional Quality and Skill Requirements of Maternal and Infant Care Teachers." Academic Journal of Science and Technology 9, no. 1 (January 20, 2024): 137–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/dsmhd393.
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Maternal and infant care teachers are professionals specializing in maternal and infant care, with certain professional quality and skill requirements. This paper aims to summarize the professional quality and skill requirements of maternal and infant care nurses. In terms of professional quality, maternal and child care teachers need to have good communication skills and interpersonal skills to cooperate effectively with family members and other health care staff. They should also have keen observation and patience, able to take meticulous care of the needs of the mother and baby. In addition, they need to have a sense of confidentiality and professional ethics, keep patient information confidential and respect patient privacy. In short, the professional quality of maternal and infant care teachers requires them to have good communication skills, interpersonal skills and observation skills, while maintaining a professional sense of confidentiality and professional ethics. In terms of skill requirements, they need to master basic medical knowledge and nursing skills, and be familiar with maternal rehabilitation and early childhood knowledge. These requirements enable maternal caregivers to provide high quality maternal and infant care services.
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McDonald, Rebecca, and Willoughby Moloney. "Improving the Implementation of Family-Centered Care Within the Neonatal Care Unit." Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 37, no. 3 (July 2023): 242–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jpn.0000000000000738.
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Background: Internationally, approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year. In New Zealand, 1 neonatal ward may care for 1000 infants annually. Family-centered care (FCC) is a philosophy used in neonates to enhance positive outcomes for infants, parents, and staff by recognizing the strengths and needs of infants and their families. Objective: This research assessed how a neonatal environment could be improved to ensure parents feel welcomed and empowered to participate in their infant's care. Participants: Survey data from 67 health professionals and 51 parents of infants who received neonatal care for more than 7 days. Four in-depth interviews with parents and 5 with health professionals. Methods: A mixed-methods research design was used. Phase 1 collected quantitative data using the Family-Centered Care Questionnaire. Phase 2 composed of face-to-face interviews with health professionals and parents. Results: Implementing FCC practices to improve health outcomes for infants, parents, and staff is important. Recommendations for improvement were formulated from the themes. Conclusion: The perspectives of parents and health professionals have enabled the development of recommendations to improve the implementation of FCC practice in the neonatal environment. These may lead to better parental experience and improved infant health outcomes.
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Davis, Belinda, and Rosemary Dunn. "Professional identity in the infant room." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 44, no. 3 (June 18, 2019): 244–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1836939119855222.
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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has shown that there is a steady growth in the numbers of infants attending early childhood services. Despite growing interest in infant learning, recognition of infant teachers as specialised professionals is limited. This research aims to explore the role of early childhood teachers working with infants in early childhood education and care settings through the following questions: (1) What are the teachers’ reported reflections about their role in working with infants? (2) How does this help shape their professional identity? Visual methodologies alongside narrative inquiry were used to capture the lived experiences of infants and their teachers in early childhood education settings. Thematic analysis was conducted within a constructivist paradigm utilising descriptive codes based on Molla and Nolan’s classes of professional functionings. Findings showed infant teachers’ pedagogical work with infants to be subtle, based on specialised understandings of individual children and this age group. The teachers were self-aware, making purposeful pedagogical decisions based on knowledge and experience. Nevertheless, communicating this work with parents, untrained staff and employers remains a challenge. Professional recognition and identity should be reconceptualised with wider recognition of the specialisation of infant teachers including changes in policy and remuneration.
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DiMenna, Lisa. "Considerations for Implementation of a Neonatal Kangaroo Care Protocol." Neonatal Network 25, no. 6 (November 2006): 405–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.25.6.405.
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Kangaroo care (KC) is skin-to-skin contact between an infant and parent, where the infant is usually held chest- to-chest in an upright prone position. It is a very simple, beneficial developmental intervention for both baby and parent, as demonstrated in the literature, but many parents and health care professionals are not aware of KC, its benefits, or how to perform it. The purpose of this article is (1) to inform health care professionals about the research literature on KC and its benefits and (2) to develop a list of evidence-based KC guidelines for the use of all infants and their parents. Increased knowledge of and education on KC for healthcare providers should lead to increased, routine use of this beneficial intervention.
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Cone, Thomas E. "Infant Feeding Redux." Pediatrics 86, no. 3 (September 1, 1990): 473–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.86.3.473.
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Just when it appeared that conflicts about the proper way to feed infants had been resolved, the recent debate about the propriety of some commercial firms advertising on television as well as selling milk formulas directly to mothers in supermarkets has reenergized the issue of infant feeding.1 That infant formulas have reached a state where they may even be considered by some to be safe enough for feeding most infants without the advice of health care professionals demonstrates the huge leap forward in the evolution of infant formula feeding. A short historical review will help us to understand how we have reached our present knowledge of infant feeding practices.
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Tregay, Jenifer, Jo Wray, Sonya Crowe, Rachel Knowles, Piers Daubeney, Rodney Franklin, David Barron, et al. "Going home after infant cardiac surgery: a UK qualitative study." Archives of Disease in Childhood 101, no. 4 (January 29, 2016): 320–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308827.
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ObjectiveTo qualitatively assess the discharge processes and postdischarge care in the community for infants discharged after congenital heart interventions in the first year of life.DesignQualitative study using semistructured interviews and Framework Analysis.SettingUK specialist cardiac centres and the services their patients are discharged to.SubjectsTwenty-five cardiologists and nurses from tertiary centres, 11 primary and secondary health professionals and 20 parents of children who had either died after discharge or had needed emergency readmission.ResultsParticipants indicated that going home with an infant after cardiac intervention represents a major challenge for parents and professionals. Although there were reported examples of good care, difficulties are exacerbated by inconsistent pathways and potential loss of information between the multiple teams involved. Written documentation from tertiary centres frequently lacks crucial contact information and contains too many specialist terms. Non-tertiary professionals and parents may not hold the information required to respond appropriately when an infant deteriorates, this contributing to the stressful experience of managing these infants at home. Where they exist, the content of formal ‘home monitoring pathways’ varies nationally, and families can find this onerous.ConclusionsService improvements are needed for infants going home after cardiac intervention in the UK, focusing especially on enhancing mechanisms for effective transfer of information outside the tertiary centre and processes to assist with monitoring and triage of vulnerable infants in the community by primary and secondary care professionals. At present there is no routine audit for this stage of the patient journey.
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Joseph, Rachel, Amelia Wellings, and Grace Votta. "Mindfulness-Based Strategies: A Cost-Effective Stress Reduction Method for Parents in the NICU." Neonatal Network 38, no. 3 (May 1, 2019): 135–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.38.3.135.
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Stress in parents who have an infant in the NICU is well documented in literature. Prematurity and related comorbid conditions, high-tech NICU environments, presence of multidisciplinary health care professionals, altered parenting roles, and concerns of health outcomes in the infant are common stress factors. Further, inadequate management of stress can result in poor parent–infant bonding, poor infant outcome, and postpartum depression in parents. Effective stress management strategies may help parents adapt to their parental role thereby improving infant outcomes. Research has shown mindfulness-based strategies help reduce stress in the general population. Can this strategy be applied in the context of parents of infants in the NICU? Literature is scant on the impact of mindfulness-based strategies on parents of infants in the NICU and on the infant's health outcomes. This article explores the application of mindfulness-based strategies to reduce stress in parents of infants in the NICU.
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Lakhanpaul, Monica, Lorna Benton, Oliver Lloyd-Houldey, Logan Manikam, Diana Margot Rosenthal, Shereen Allaham, and Michelle Heys. "Nurture Early for Optimal Nutrition (NEON) programme: qualitative study of drivers of infant feeding and care practices in a British-Bangladeshi population." BMJ Open 10, no. 6 (June 2020): e035347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035347.
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ObjectivesTo explore optimal infant feeding and care practices and their drivers within the British-Bangladeshi population of East London, UK, as an exemplar to inform development of a tailored, coadapted participatory community intervention.DesignQualitative community-based participatory research.SettingCommunity and children’s centres and National Health Service settings within Tower Hamlets, London, UK.Participants141 participants completed the community study including: British-Bangladeshi mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers of infants and young children aged 6–23 months, key informants and lay community members from the British-Bangladeshi population of Tower Hamlets, and health professionals working in Tower Hamlets.Results141 participants from all settings and generations identified several infant feeding and care practices and wider socioecological factors that could be targeted to optimise nutritional outcomes. Our modifiable infant feeding and care practices were highlighted: untimely introduction of semi and solid foods, overfeeding, prolonged parent-led feeding and feeding to ‘fill the belly’. Wider socioecological determinants were highlighted, categorised here as: (1) society and culture (e.g. equating ‘chubby baby’ to healthy baby), (2) physical and local environment (e.g. fast food outlets, advertising) and (3) information and awareness (e.g. communication with healthcare professionals around cultural norms).ConclusionsParenting interventions should be codeveloped with communities and tailored to recognise and take account of social and cultural norms and influence from different generations that inform infant feeding and care practices and may be of particular importance for infants from ethnically diverse communities. In addition, UK infant feeding environment requires better regulation of marketing of foods for infants and young children if it is to optimise nutrition in the early years.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Infant care professionals":
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Correia, Gregorio Jennifer. "Les auxiliaires de puériculture en crèche : les enjeux du travail et de l'absentéisme." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris Cité, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023UNIP7061.
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Cette recherche comparative porte sur des crèches socialement différenciées au sein du Département du Val-de-Marne dans le cadre d'un financement CIFRE. Cette thèse prend appui sur une enquête de type ethnographique, cherchant à comprendre l'absentéisme des auxiliaires de puériculture en crèche collective. Nous avons étudié leur quotidien. L'organisation du travail produit des injonctions contradictoires. Les normes informelles entrent en concurrence avec le travail. Les auxiliaires de puériculture réalisent leurs missions en négociant les contraintes et la charge de travail. Les formes de satisfaction et de gratification dans leur travail sont liées à la dimension affective en rapport avec le jeune enfant. L'état physique et psychique de ces femmes est impacté par les pénibilités du travail qui s'introduisent jusque dans leur vie privée. L'analyse comparative a permis de montrer la construction de pratiques différenciées chez les auxiliaires de puériculture. Les interactions des auxiliaires, le matériel, la configuration organisationnelle et la classe sociale des enfants induisent un travail différent. Concernant l'absentéisme, il est influencé par le contexte organisationnel général de l'institution, les conflits interindividuels, les conditions de travail, la conciliation vie privée, vie professionnelle et non seulement par des problèmes de santéWork organisation has rarely been examined in collective nurseries as a means of understanding working conditions and the issues involved in care work. This comparative research on socially differentiated nurseries is being carried out within the Val de Marne Department as part of a CIFRE grant. This thesis is based on an ethnographic study, which aims to grasp and understand the issues that lead to absenteeism among childcare workers in collective nurseries. We examined all aspects of childcare assistants' day-to-day workload. This allowed us to show how work organisation produces contradictions and contradictory injunctions. We were able to highlight the informal standards that compete with the mission. Nevertheless, childcare assistants carry out their tasks, whilst navigating between constraints and the involved workload. Through analysis, we were able to show the forms of satisfaction and gratification, which provides concrete evidence of the affective component that comes into play. Yet this finding does not prevent the effects their work is having on the physical and psychological state of these women, with the strain of their work even intruding into their private lives. The comparative analysis showed the construction of differentiated practices among the childcare assistants, due to the various interacting elements. The interactions of the auxiliaries, the equipment, the organisational configuration and the children's social class produce more pedagogical work for the children, who have a better grasp of the norms within the community. Finally, we interpreted the different dimensions that lead to absenteeism, revealing how the organisational context and the working conditions are to be taken into account
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Harris, Mary C. "The social construction of prematurity : negotiations in neonatal intensive care /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7310.
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Mattos, Sandra Jerônimo do Nascimento. "Cuidar e educar: concepções de professoras de um Centro de Educação Infantil na cidade de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/48/48134/tde-10092009-150031/.
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O presente estudo insere-se no âmbito das discussões acerca do cotidiano da creche legalmente reconhecida na cidade São Paulo como Centro de Educação Infantil CEI e do papel profissional desempenhado por suas educadoras, atualmente denominadas professoras de Educação Infantil PEIs. Tendo como base teórica o paradigma vygotskyano do desenvolvimento humano, focalizo a investigação tanto nas discussões e impasses que ainda cercam o ato de cuidar e educar a criança de zero a três anos em um contexto institucional, bem como na busca de reconhecer as visões que as educadoras de CEI expressam sobre o seu papel profissional. O objetivo principal da pesquisa é identificar como as concepções acerca de cuidado e educação são entendidas e internalizadas pelas educadoras e como, na visão desses sujeitos, se traduzem no trabalho diário desenvolvido junto às crianças e famílias atendidas em um CEI no município de São Paulo. A pesquisa utiliza a metodologia qualitativa. O material foi coletado por meio de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas com quatro educadoras que trabalham na Rede Municipal de São Paulo. Esse estudo busca ainda identificar possíveis pontos de semelhança e de divergência entre os depoimentos reunidos, levando em conta os diferentes níveis de formação e de experiência profissional das educadoras pesquisadas. A análise dos dados permite constatar que os diferentes níveis de formação das educadoras pesquisadas não interferem na forma como concebem o cuidado e a educação da criança pequena, mostrando que a formação prévia exigida por lei tem funcionado apenas como pré-requisito para atuar na área, nem sempre sendo determinante para a transformação de suas concepções nem, tampouco, da atuação prática das educadoras. O binômio cuidado-educação, amplamente divulgado nas orientações legais apresenta-se no cotidiano do CEI de maneira cindida, evidenciando que a adesão às novas orientações ainda acontece, apenas, no plano do discurso. O presente estudo revela que a forma como as educadoras do CEI concebem o cuidado e a educação das crianças está intimamente relacionada à histórica indefinição que, ainda hoje, acompanha o papel da educadora de creche.This current study concerns itself with those discussions involving the daily running of the crèche, Centro de Educação Infantil (Infant Education Centre) - CEI - which is legally recognized in São Paulo, and with the professional roles carried out by its educators, currently known as infant education professors PEIs. Taking the Vygotskian paradigm of human development as a theoretical base, here I focus the investigation on both the discussions and impasses that still surround the act of caring for, and educating, children in the zero to three year old age range in an institutional context, and on the search to better understand the mindsets that the CEI educators convey about their professional role. The main aim of this research is to identify how perceptions surrounding care and education are understood and internalized by educators and how, in their view, this translates into the daily work carried out together with those children and families attended by the CEI in the municipal of São Paulo. The qualitative method is used in this research. The material was collected using semistructured interviews, carried out on four educators who work for the Municipal of São Paulo. This research also aims to identify possible similarities and divergences among those statements collected, while taking into consideration the varying levels of academic formation and professional experience of those educators researched. An analysis of the data allowed us to substantiate that the different academic levels of education of those educators interviewed does not interfere in the way that they perceive the care and education of young children, thus showing that the prior academic education required by law has only functioned as a prerequisite to work in the area. This is not always a determining factor in the transformation of their perceptions or in the practice of carrying out their work as educators. The careeducation binomial, widely divulged in legal guidelines is presented in the daily running of the CEI in a divided manner, revealing that an adhesion to the new guidelines still only takes place in a discursive manner. This present study shows that the way in which the educators in CEI perceive the care and education of the children in their care is intimately related to the historical non-definition that still accompanies the role of Crèche educators.
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Marciano, Silmara [UNESP]. "Trabalho infantil: significados e ações na atenção primária à saúde no município de Bauru/SP." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/150024.
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A situação de trabalho infantil é ainda alarmante em pleno século XXI, apesar de todos os avanços sociais e tecnológicos mundiais. Segundo a Organização Internacional do Trabalho, em 2014 havia no mundo cerca de 168 milhões de pessoas com idade entre 5 e 17 anos em situação de trabalho. No Brasil, em particular, esta questão segue sendo alvo de políticas públicas de enfrentamento do problema, visto que 3,3 milhões de crianças e adolescentes no país, com idade entre 5 e 17 anos, continuam sujeitas ao trabalho infantil, apesar de tratar-se de violação de direito reconhecido constitucionalmente. O trabalho precoce traz muitos prejuízos à vida dos sujeitos e de suas famílias, incluindo-se a saúde, a qual será afetada principalmente por estar o indivíduo em fase da vida que requer proteção para garantias do pleno desenvolvimento. No município de Bauru não se tem informações que elucidem este fenômeno na atuação dos profissionais da saúde e conhecê-lo poderá contribuir no desenvolvimento de ações necessárias para transformar a cruel realidade. Neste sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é compreender os significados atribuídos e a atuação em relação ao Trabalho Infantil de profissionais da Atenção Primária em Saúde no município de Bauru-SP. Trata-se de estudo de caso qualitativo. Os resultados demonstram que os entrevistados partilham da concepção arraigada culturalmente em nossa sociedade, que relaciona o trabalho precoce com aprendizado pregresso para a vida adulta para crianças pobres. Os entrevistados compreendem o Trabalho Infantil como importante objeto da Saúde, reconhecendo que tem responsabilidade sobre este fenômeno, porém ainda apresentam ações incipientes. A necessidade de capacitação e direcionamento técnico aos profissionais é um fator a ser considerado como primordial para compreensão e atuação efetiva dos mesmos nas unidades de saúde.
The child labor situation is still alarming in the 21st century, despite all the world's social and technological advances. According to the International Labor Organization, there were, in 2014, around 168 million people aged between 5 and 17 years old in work situation. Specially in Brazil, this issue continues being the target of the public policies for addressing problems, once 3.3 million children and adolescents in the country, aged between 5 and 17, continue to be subject to child labor, although it is considered a violation of constitutional rights. Early work brings many damages to the lives of the individual and their families, including health, which will be affected mainly by being at the stage of life that requires protection in order to guarantee the full development of the subject. In the city of Bauru, there is no information that elucidates this phenomenon in the health professionals' performance, and to know it can contribute to the development of actions necessary to transform this cruel reality. In this sense, the objective of this research is to understand the meanings attributed, and the performance of the primary health care professionals in relation to Child Labor, in the City of Bauru-SP. This is a qualitative case study. The results demonstrate that respondents share the culturally rooted conception in our society that relates early work with early adult learning for poor children. They also understand Child Labor as an important object of Health, recognizing that it has repercussions on it, but still present incipient actions. The need for training and technical guidance for the professionals is a factor to be considered as essential for their understanding and effective performance in health units.
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Marciano, Silmara. "Trabalho infantil significados e ações na atenção primária à saúde no município de Bauru/SP /." Botucatu, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/150024.
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Orientador: Maria Dionísia do Amaral DiasResumo: A situação de trabalho infantil é ainda alarmante em pleno século XXI, apesar de todos os avanços sociais e tecnológicos mundiais. Segundo a Organização Internacional do Trabalho, em 2014 havia no mundo cerca de 168 milhões de pessoas com idade entre 5 e 17 anos em situação de trabalho. No Brasil, em particular, esta questão segue sendo alvo de políticas públicas de enfrentamento do problema, visto que 3,3 milhões de crianças e adolescentes no país, com idade entre 5 e 17 anos, continuam sujeitas ao trabalho infantil, apesar de tratar-se de violação de direito reconhecido constitucionalmente. O trabalho precoce traz muitos prejuízos à vida dos sujeitos e de suas famílias, incluindo-se a saúde, a qual será afetada principalmente por estar o indivíduo em fase da vida que requer proteção para garantias do pleno desenvolvimento. No município de Bauru não se tem informações que elucidem este fenômeno na atuação dos profissionais da saúde e conhecê-lo poderá contribuir no desenvolvimento de ações necessárias para transformar a cruel realidade. Neste sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é compreender os significados atribuídos e a atuação em relação ao Trabalho Infantil de profissionais da Atenção Primária em Saúde no município de Bauru-SP. Trata-se de estudo de caso qualitativo. Os resultados demonstram que os entrevistados partilham da concepção arraigada culturalmente em nossa sociedade, que relaciona o trabalho precoce com aprendizado pregresso para a vida adulta para crianças pob... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The child labor situation is still alarming in the 21st century, despite all the world's social and technological advances. According to the International Labor Organization, there were, in 2014, around 168 million people aged between 5 and 17 years old in work situation. Specially in Brazil, this issue continues being the target of the public policies for addressing problems, once 3.3 million children and adolescents in the country, aged between 5 and 17, continue to be subject to child labor, although it is considered a violation of constitutional rights. Early work brings many damages to the lives of the individual and their families, including health, which will be affected mainly by being at the stage of life that requires protection in order to guarantee the full development of the subject. In the city of Bauru, there is no information that elucidates this phenomenon in the health professionals' performance, and to know it can contribute to the development of actions necessary to transform this cruel reality. In this sense, the objective of this research is to understand the meanings attributed, and the performance of the primary health care professionals in relation to Child Labor, in the City of Bauru-SP. This is a qualitative case study. The results demonstrate that respondents share the culturally rooted conception in our society that relates early work with early adult learning for poor children. They also understand Child Labor as an important object of Health, re... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Cobra, Selma de Jesus. "Relatos emergentes e urgentes - os profissionais de saúde de um hospital público infantil diante dos maus-tratos a crianças e adolescentes em Manaus." Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 2009. http://tede.ufam.edu.br/handle/tede/3431.
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This study had as objective the analysis of how the demands of violence against children and teenagers affect the working process of health sector professionals: in the process of assistance, in the production of registers and in the formation of a professional identity. The methodology design used involves a qualitative approach in social research, with a case study through interviews and official registers in the target institution and the municipality. The study was conducted in a public hospital in Manaus. The data analysis was based on Bardin s (1977) content analysis methodology, developing the categories: definitions of the subject by the professionals, types of violence acknowledged, strategies presented for cases identification, violence impacts on health sector professionals, the follow up to the cases in the Health Institution according to the professionals, the difficulties identified and challenged in the management of cases, the directing to other institutions and its follow up by the Health institution, the formation of professionals and their knowledge of the ECA (Child and Teenager Estatute) and repercussion in the still dreamed integral assistance. The results showed under-notification of cases, little follow up and no monitoring of the cases of violence, which could be the reflex of the lack of training of professionals, recognized by 100% of the interviewees, who recognized having non-sufficient knowledge about the ECA, no belief in a solution for the cases with the accountability of those responsible and almost non-existent public policies for social and psychological support to follow up the identified cases, adding up to the constant stress faced by these professionals.
Este estudo teve como objetivo, analisar como a demanda dos maus-tratos à criança e ao adolescente afeta o processo de trabalho dos profissionais de saúde na produção da assistência, na produção de registro e na conformação de uma identidade profissional. O desenho metodológico utilizado é de uma abordagem qualitativa em pesquisa social, um estudo de caso, por meio de entrevistas e levantamento das ocorrências dos casos registrados na instituição e no município, sendo o campo de estudo um serviço de pronto atendimento infantil num Hospital Público de Manaus. A análise dos dados foi baseada nos princípios do método de análise de conteúdo, de Bardin (1977). A partir da análise, foram desenvolvidas as categorias: definições do tema pelos profissionais, tipos de maus-tratos conhecidos, estratégias apresentadas na identificação dos casos, marcas dos maus-tratos nos profissionais da saúde, percursos dos casos na Unidade de Saúde segundo os profissionais, barreiras nomeadas e enfrentadas no manejo dos casos, encaminhamentos e monitoramentos realizados pela unidade, formação dos profissionais, conhecimento do ECA e repercussões na ainda utópica proteção integral. Os resultados analisados apontam para uma sub-notificação, pouco encaminhamento e nenhum monitoramento dos casos de maus-tratos, que podem ser reflexos de pouca capacitação dos profissionais em identificar os casos, expressa por 100% dos entrevistados que reconheceram serem insuficientes os seus conhecimentos a respeito do ECA, e apresentaram uma descrença na resolução dos casos pelas instâncias da responsabilização, bem como a quase inexistência de políticas públicas e serviços de suporte psicossocial para encaminhar os casos encontrados, contribuindo ainda mais no aumento do nível de estresse vivenciado pelos profissionais na unidade estudada.
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Oliveira, Mariana de Novaes [UNIFESP]. "Impacto do treinamento de educadores de berçários de creches em seus conhecimentos e práticas sobre alimentação." Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010. http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/9715.
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Previous issue date: 2010-04-28Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Introdução: Em áreas urbanas marginalizadas as creches representam política social promissora para a diminuição da pobreza, promoção da educação e da segurança alimentar para a cidadania. Em dois anos ocorreu no Brasil aumento de 11,2% no número de matrículas, passando de 1,6 milhões em 2007 para mais de 1,8 milhões em 2009. Uma das grandes responsabilidades da creche é a alimentação da criança. A introdução adequada dos novos alimentos no primeiro ano de vida, bem como a disponibilização de alimentos variados, saudáveis e em ambiente agradável permite que a criança inicie a aquisição das preferências alimentares responsáveis pela formação do hábitos alimentares saudáveis. De acordo com a Sinopse Estatística do Professor 2009 no Brasil existiam 127.657 professores de creches. Desses 46,18% (58.954) haviam concluído o ensino superior. O educador tem papel fundamental enquanto promotor de hábitos alimentares saudáveis e adequados. Apesar disso, não existem no país cursos de formação específica para educadores de creche, no que diz respeito à saúde e alimentação da criança. Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito de um treinamento específico sobre saúde e nutrição nos conhecimentos e práticas de educadores de berçários de creches sobre alimentação e nutrição infantil. Métodos: Ensaio institucional randomizado realizado em oito creches da subprefeitura de Santo Amaro - SP, 4 de administração direta e 4 de administração indireta. Duas creches de cada grupo foram sorteadas para receberem um treinamento. Para avaliar o conhecimento sobre alimentação infantil foi utilizada metodologia quantitativa através da aplicação de um questionário estruturado e pré-codificado com questões fechadas. Para avaliar a prática dos educadores quanto a oferta da alimentação foi utilizada abordagem qualitativa com aplicação da técnica de grupo focal. Resultados: Os resultados das análises quantitativas mostraram que as educadoras das creches expostas ao treinamento obtiveram diferença entre a nota inicial e final maior do que as de creches não expostas (p<0,05). Quando a nota foi analisada por sub-tema, constatou-se que essa diferença se deu principalmente devido à incorporação de conhecimento do tema alimentação complementar (p=0,006). A análise dos grupos focais identificou que o discurso das educadoras que participaram do treinamento está pontuado de indícios de mudanças, de reconhecimento de que é preciso e possível mudar, além disso, o treinamento reforçou a importância da formação continuada. Conclusão: O conceito de que uma escola deve ter profissionais qualificados que conheçam os princípios básicos sobre alimentação, higiene e desenvolvimento infantil deve ser reforçado. Os dados encontrados neste trabalho demonstram que a educação continuada é de extrema relevância. Educadores devem ser capazes de lidar com a alimentação em um sentido amplo, não só para saber como avaliar um cardápio e cuidar das condições higiênicas, mas também saber como transformar este momento em uma experiência lúdica e de aprendizagem. Este estudo mostra que investimentos na formação de recursos humanos são de grande importância, para que assim ocorra melhoria da relação de custo-efetividade para os elevados investimentos públicos realizados no país em creches.
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Vitta, Fabiana Cristina Frigieri de. "Cuidado e educação nas atividades do berçário e suas implicações na atuação profissional para o desenvolvimento e inclusão da criança de 0 a 18 meses." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2004. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/2841.
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The insertion of children from 0 to 18 months old in children educational institutions, especially in groups like day care centers, has promoted several studies related to factors which involve such situation. Once one believes that these institutions will not only provide experiences that promote the child s interaction with other people but also encourage the development of the motor, perceptive and cognitive aspects, propitiating maturity so that the child can reach the autonomy and independence, one can have, in theory, a motivating view. Such phase can be considered the first one of the inclusive education. This study aims at analyzing the daily activities proposed to the day care center as a resource for the development of children from 0 to 18 months old. Documents on children education were studied. The practices of seven professionals who work at two day care centers which are linked to the Municipal Secretary of Education in Bauru were observed and interviews were realized. Such day care centers were chosen because they belong to the Secretary of Education mentioned above and are, thus, closer to fit the official documents which legislate for the children education. Such instruments focused the daily activities developed with the children. The data were organized according to analytic categories the day care center role, the conception of educating, taking care and playing, deficiency and inclusion and the daily activities organization were detailed. Such data were also analyzed according to the qualitative approach, allowing the confrontation between the empirical and theoretical material. The outcomes showed that the official documents do not discuss much about such phase, thus, the relationship between the daily activities and their role in the child s development is inaccurate. The care activities are prioritized and become part of the child s education, once, from the professionals viewpoint, they have a disciplinary role. In such context, the inclusion of children with special needs has some restrictions which express the preconceived ideas about deficiency. These outcomes are justified not only by the lack of knowledge about the child s development and the factors around it but also by the fact that they link their activities to their personal experiences. Taking the current practice into account, one should make efforts towards professional improvement so that they can understand their actions, attributing to them an educational intention.
A inserção das crianças de 0 a 18 meses em instituições de educação infantil, mais especificamente em turmas designadas como berçário, tem gerado inúmeros estudos relacionados aos fatores que envolvem essa situação. Quando se pensa que essas instituições irão fornecer experiências que promovam a interação da criança com outras pessoas, além de estimular o desenvolvimento nos aspectos motor e percepto-cognitivo, propiciando maturidade para que ela caminhe na direção da conquista de autonomia e independência, temse, teoricamente, uma visão estimuladora, podendo essa fase ser considerada a primeira da educação inclusiva. Esse trabalho objetivou analisar as atividades propostas na rotina do berçário como recurso ao desenvolvimento da criança de zero a 18 meses. Foram estudados documentos sobre educação infantil e realizadas entrevistas e observações da prática de sete profissionais de berçários de duas creches vinculadas à Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Bauru. A escolha das creches vinculou-se à necessidade da mesma pertencer à referida secretaria, estando mais próxima de se adequar aos documentos oficiais que legislam sobre educação infantil. Tais instrumentos enfocaram as atividades de rotina desenvolvidas com as crianças. Os dados foram organizados segundo categorias analíticas função do berçário, conceito de educar, cuidar, brincar, deficiência e inclusão e detalhamento da organização das atividades da rotina e sofreram análise qualitativa, permitindo a confrontação entre o material empírico e o teórico. Os resultados mostraram que os documentos oficiais pouco discutem a fase em questão, deixando imprecisa a relação entre as atividades realizadas na rotina e seu papel no desenvolvimento da criança, sendo que as atividades de cuidados são priorizadas e passam a estar contidas na educação da criança, na medida em que, na visão das profissionais, têm função disciplinadora. Nesse contexto, a inclusão de crianças com necessidades especiais é vista com reservas, explicitando conceitos preconcebidos sobre deficiência. Esses resultados justificam-se pela falta de conhecimento acerca do desenvolvimento infantil e dos fatores que o envolvem e pelo fato de vincularem suas atividades às experiências pessoais. Considerando a prática existente, deve-se empreender esforços junto à formação das profissionais para que compreendam sua ação, dando-lhe intencionalidade educacional.
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Braga, Maria Rita. "Detecção precoce dos transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento: atuação do enfermeiro." Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/tede/282.
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Early identification of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) is important for a better prognosis on affected children. Therefore, the position stood by nurses performing in the primary health care, is relevant to identify the characteristic signs of these disorders. The objectives of this study were to subsidize the nurses´ knowledge by empowering them to detect earlier the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and to verify this empowerment repercussion into their performance on surveillance of childhood development. Afterwards, to evaluate the program adjustment into this empowerment, according to the perception of these nurses intervention-participants. Method: An almost-experimental outline featured by a teaching intervention was used. The participants were divided according to their availability into two groups: an experimental group (EG received intervention), and a control group (CG did not receive the intervention). The casuistic comprised 27 nurses from the Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs), in a municipality of São Paulo state, with attendance in Puericulture. Data collection was made by semi-structured interview, during three distinctive phases: pre-intervention, post-intervention and follow-up. During the pre-intervention and follow-up phases, data were also collected from the children’s parents (n=83 and 79, respectively). Results: Data analysis allowed to observe that after participating the course, the nurses of the EG demonstrated to have acquired new knowledge on the theme; otherwise, the nurses of the CG did not. However, significant changes on these nurses´ acting regarding the surveillance of the children´s development were not observed. It is important to consider the influence of the organizational framework in changing the process of health assistance model. Regarding the empowerment program, the nurses, were satisfied in relation to all assessed aspects, suggesting to spread this empowerment to other professionals. Conclusions: The results allowed to conclude that the course program was feasible, and the implemented empowerment has provided important contributions on the surveillance of the children´s development, and early detection of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Moreover, further research should be carried out to optimize some action implementation aiming to identify these disorders and to support a better future for these children and their family.
A identificação precoce dos Transtornos Invasivos do Desenvolvimento é fundamental para um melhor prognóstico das crianças afetadas e os enfermeiros que atuam na atenção primária à saúde estão numa posição relevante para identificar os sinais característicos destes transtornos. Portanto, os objetivos deste estudo foram subsidiar o conhecimento do enfermeiro através de uma capacitação em detecção precoce dos Transtornos Invasivos do Desenvolvimento e verificar a repercussão da capacitação na atuação do enfermeiro na vigilância do desenvolvimento infantil, bem como, avaliar a adequação do programa da capacitação implementado segundo a percepção dos enfermeiros participantes da intervenção. Método: Utilizou-se o delineamento quase-experimental caracterizado por uma intervenção de ensino. A distribuição dos sujeitos foi realizada, segundo a disponibilidade dos profissionais pesquisados, em dois grupos: um grupo experimental (GE que recebeu a intervenção) e um grupo controle (GC que não recebeu a intervenção). A casuística foi constituída por 27 enfermeiros atuantes em Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBSs) com atendimento em puericultura, localizadas em um município do interior de São Paulo. A coleta de dados, através de entrevista semi-estruturada, ocorreu em três fases distintas: préintervenção, pós-intervenção e seguimento. Para verificar a repercussão da capacitação na orientação fornecida sobre o acompanhamento e estímulo ao desenvolvimento infantil, também foram coletados dados com os pais acompanhantes de crianças atendidas nas UBSs participantes do estudo na fase pré-intervenção (n=83) e seguimento (n=79). Resultados: A análise dos dados permitiu verificar que, após participar do curso, os enfermeiros do GE demonstraram ter adquirido novos conhecimentos sobre o tema, o mesmo não ocorrendo com os enfermeiros do GC. Entretanto, não foram observadas mudanças significativas na atuação destes enfermeiros em relação à vigilância do desenvolvimento infantil. É importante considerar a influência da estrutura organizacional no processo de mudança do modelo assistencial. Em relação ao programa da capacitação, os enfermeiros mostraram-se satisfeitos em relação a todos os aspectos avaliados, sugerindo estender a capacitação para outros profissionais. Conclusões: Os resultados permitem concluir que o programa do curso demonstra ser adequado e a capacitação implementada traz contribuições importantes para o conhecimento sobre a vigilância do desenvolvimento infantil e detecção precoce dos Transtornos Invasivos do Desenvolvimento. Sobretudo, novos estudos são necessários para otimizar a implementação de ações que visem a identificação destes transtornos e a garantia de um futuro melhor para estas crianças e suas famílias.
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Handrock, Kimberly S. "Relationship between parents' and health care professionals' perceptions of asthma severity a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science, Infant, Child and Adolescent Health ... /." 2001. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68902769.html.
Books on the topic "Infant care professionals":
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Hanson, Marci J. Teaching the infant with Down syndrome: A guide for parents and professionals. 2nd ed. Austin, Tex: PRO-ED, 1987.
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McGrath, Jacqueline M., and Carole Kenner. Developmental care of newborns & infants: A guide for health professionals. 2nd ed. Glenview, IL: National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2010.
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Friedman, J. M. The effects of drugs on the fetus and nursing infant: A handbook for health care professionals. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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VandenBerg, Kathleen A. Homecoming for babies after the neonatal intensive care nursery: A guide for professionals in supporting families and their infants' early development. Austin, Tex. (8700 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin 78758): Pro-Ed, 1993.
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Wing, Lorna. Autistic children: A guide for parents and professionals. 2nd ed. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1985.
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Friedman, J. M. The effects of neurologic and psychiatric drugs on the fetus and nursing infant: A handbook for health care professionals. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
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1955-, Frasier Lori, ed. Abusive head trauma quick reference: For health care professionals, social services, and law enforcement. St. Louis, Mo: G.W. Medical Pub., 2007.
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Nia, Johnson-Crowley, and Sumner Georgina A, eds. Nursing systems toward effective parenting--preterm: A resource manual for professionals involved with preterm infants and their families. Seattle, Wash: NCAST Publications, 1987.
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Jones, Monica Loose. Home care for the chronically ill or disabled child: A manual and sourcebook for parents and professionals. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.
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Coleman, William Lord. Family-focused pediatrics: Interviewing techniques and other strategies to help families resolve their interactive and emotional problems : a clinicial and teaching manual for all pediatric care professionals. 2nd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011.
Book chapters on the topic "Infant care professionals":
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Vallotton, Claire D., Tamesha Harewood, Ashley Karsten, and Kalli B. Decker. "Infant Signs Reveal Infant Minds to Early Childhood Professionals." In Lived Spaces of Infant-Toddler Education and Care, 161–72. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8838-0_12.
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Abdulcadir, Jasmine, Noémie Sachs Guedj, Michal Yaron, Omar Abdulcadir, Juliet Albert, Martin Caillet, Lucrezia Catania, et al. "Assessing the Infant/Child/Young Person with Suspected FGM/C." In Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Children and Adolescents, 3–14. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81736-7_1.
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AbstractFemawle Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs that are medically unnecessary (i.e. performed primarily for cultural or religious reasons), especially when done without the consent of the affected person. Such procedures are usually carried out in infancy or childhood and, most often before the age of 15. Although some pictorial and training tools are available, existing literature focuses primarily on adults. The signs of FGM/C particularly in prepubertal girls, can be subtle and depend on the type as well as on the experience of the examiner. The health care provider (HCP) should be trained to be familiar with, and able to identify a wide range of both modified and unmodified genitalia, as well as findings that may superficially look like FGM/C but actually reflect the normal range of genital anatomy. Knowledge of FGM/C types and subtypes, as well as complications and differential diagnoses of physical findings, are critical. We present a reference guide and atlas containing iconographic material of both the pre- and post-pubertal external female genital area with and without genital cutting/alteration. Our purpose is to facilitate training of health care professionals in making accurate diagnoses, providing appropriate clinical management, ensuring culturally informed/sensitive patient–provider communication, and accurate recording and reporting to child welfare/law enforcement agencies, where required.
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Levy, Raymond A., and Milton Kotelchuck. "Fatherhood and Reproductive Health in the Antenatal Period: From Men’s Voices to Clinical Practice." In Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality, 111–37. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75645-1_6.
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AbstractThere is very limited literature on the experiences of fathers during Obstetric prenatal care (PNC), especially hearing from fathers’ voices directly. The MGH Fatherhood Project conducted two annual surveys—data combined for analysis—of all fathers who accompanied their partners to prenatal care visits over 2-week periods at a large, tertiary-care urban hospital in Boston, MA. The anonymous, voluntary close-ended survey was offered in multiple languages and self-administered on iPads.Results: Nine hundred fifty nine fathers participated, 86% of attending fathers, possibly making the study the largest research sample of fathers in PNC. Fathers are actively and deeply engaged with the impending birth; they have substantial physical health needs (obesity, family planning and lack of primary care), and mental health needs (stress, depressive symptoms, and personal isolation). Fathers perceived they were well treated during the PNC visit, but were desirous of more reproductive, relational, and infant health information and skills, which they preferred to receive from publications, social media, or health professionals; and they were very supportive of PNC fatherhood initiatives.Discussion: The results suggest five sets of practical recommendations to create a more father-friendly environment in Obstetric care-Staff Training; Father-Friendly Clinic Environment; Explicit Affirmation of Father Inclusion; Development of Educational Materials; and Specialized Father-Focused Health Initiatives, all with the goal of improving reproductive health outcomes for families.
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Johansson, Eva, and Donna Berthelsen. "The Birthday Cake: Social Relations and Professional Practices Around Mealtimes with Toddlers in Child Care." In Lived Spaces of Infant-Toddler Education and Care, 75–88. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8838-0_6.
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Page, Jools. "Developing Professional Love in Early Childhood Settings." In Lived Spaces of Infant-Toddler Education and Care, 119–30. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8838-0_9.
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Muggleton, Sally, and Deborah Davis. "Applying Salutogenesis in Midwifery Practice." In The Handbook of Salutogenesis, 459–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79515-3_42.
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AbstractThis chapter presents midwifery as unique amongst the healthcare professions because it mostly focuses on physiological processes and a period of transition in the life of a woman and her family. Thus, midwives work across a childbearing continuum and the health-ease dis-ease continuum. The “midwifery model of care” and its approach to childbearing focuses on wellness rather than illness and works closely with women to help them mobilize their own resources to move towards greater health. But the contrasting pathogenic approach to maternity care is still ubiquitous in contemporary healthcare provision with over-medicalization of childbirth and overuse of interventions, which can also cause more harm than good.While there is resonance between midwifery practice and salutogenesis, research examining the relationship is still in its infancy. Few researchers explicitly draw on salutogenic theory. Of these, few studies and scoping reviews are described in more detail. They suggest that there is an alignment between salutogenesis and midwifery practice.The chapter concludes by stressing that salutogenesis, with its focus on health rather than pathology, offers a promising way forward to underline that much of midwifery work is health promotion and must be operationalized accordingly in midwifery practice.
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Talmi, Ayelet, and Joy V. Browne. "Regulation, Relationships, and Reflection." In Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families, edited by Allison G. Dempsey, Joanna C. M. Cole, and Sage N. Saxton, 340—C22.P81. Oxford University PressNew York, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197545027.003.0022.
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Abstract Fragile infants who are born at risk for long-term developmental concerns often require specialized assessment and intervention services to promote regulation and provide neuroprotective care. Behavioral health interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) include infant mental health services that promote infant–parent relationships, socioemotional competence, and nurturing relationships by providing developmentally supportive care and supporting parental mental health needs. Best practices for behavioral health providers in NICU settings include implementing specialized and evidence-based approaches spanning identification, evaluation, and intervention to enhance developmental, relational, and health outcomes. Reflection and reflective practice are core components of behavioral health professionals’ engagement with infants and their families. Consequently, behavioral health providers are uniquely positioned to support fragile infants, their families, and the professionals who serve them, promoting optimal development and healthy relationships well beyond the NICU.
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Fischer, Elizabeth A., KristiLynn R. Cedars, Abbey Kruper, and Steven R. Leuthner. "Operations and Ethical Considerations." In Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families, edited by Allison G. Dempsey, Joanna C. M. Cole, and Sage N. Saxton, 95–112. Oxford University PressNew York, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197545027.003.0007.
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Abstract As fetal and neonatal care evolves, increasing attention is brought to bear on maternal, family, and infant mental health. Psychologists and other mental health professionals are increasingly involved in neonatal intensive care unit settings, providing care for infants and families. These settings bring with them unique challenges to clinical care in terms of the day-to-day work of managing patient care, documentation in maternal and infant medical records, and considerations of professional and bioethical standards. As the psychologist’s role evolves, questions arise as to ethical issues and operational procedures. Clinicians may struggle with clarifying therapeutic roles, managing confidentiality and documentation, and understanding the application of ethical and legal rules of conduct. This chapter addresses a number of these concerns and identifies areas of consideration for clinicians who provide care in this environment.
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Dempsey, Justine. "Childhood nutrition for primary care." In Practical Paediatric Problems in Primary Care, 149–62. Oxford University PressOxford, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198529224.003.0012.
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Abstract This chapter will look at infant nutrition covering the areas of breast feeding, infant formula, weaning, and look at some of the issues and controversies surrounding these areas. It will also address two of the increasingly common nutritional challenges being faced by health professionals in the community today, iron deficiency anaemia and rickets.
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Ali Dawed, Yeshimebet, Shambel Aychew Tsegaw, and Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu. "Breastfeeding Support." In Infant Nutrition and Feeding [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110594.
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Supporting mothers to continue breastfeeding is a public health priority. Scientific studies identify challenges to optimal breastfeeding practice. Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the core indicators of infant and young child feeding, among strategies for reducing infant morbidity and mortality. It determines future growth and development of the infants both in physical and mental health. As the principle of implementation science designing evidence-based intervention strategies and support addressing individual and community level factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice through policies and programs was essential to improve infant feeding practice and quality of life. Therefore, emphasis should be given to encouraging women to be educated, employed, and empowered to have ANC and PNC follow-ups, and to improve their decision-making power on themselves and their infant health care for saving lives of the infants and reduction of economic losses of a country. Breastfeeding support mainly focuses on empowering women, providing emotional, instrumental, information, flexible working time, appraisal of their performance, support at individual, community, and policy level interventions with the concept of implementation science need to be implemented. This chapter intended to provide evidence-based infant feeding intervention strategies for mothers, students, health professionals, and policymakers for better implementation.
Conference papers on the topic "Infant care professionals":
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Backhaus, Claus, and Simon Siebers. "Work-related noise exposure in a neonatal intensive care unit." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002129.
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Premature infants are children born before the 37th week of gestation. They often need to be cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) after birth, where they are continuously exposed to noise that can affect sleep patterns and lead to growth and developmental delays. To date, there are no unified limits for the prevention of noise exposure in NICUs. Recommendations for maximal continuous sound levels vary - depending on the professional society - between 35 and 60 dB(A) for daytime values and 20 to 60 dB(A) for nighttime values. They span a range from quiet whispering to normal road traffic noise. Existing studies of noise measurements in NICUs indicate that these recommendations are generally not met. A limitation of previous work is their short time periods that noise measurements were made for, usually one or two hours. As a result, it is not possible to make statements about the diurnal cyclic change in noise exposure, which may have an influence on the circadian rhythm of premature infants, for example. The present work aims to determine the intensity and diurnal cyclic differences of noise exposure in a NICU. In addition, particularly noisy work activities are identified in order to derive suggestions for prevention.For this purpose, the continuous sound levels are recorded for 22 work shifts in a German level 1 perinatal center. Measurements are made in the patient room and the inside of an infant incubator. The mean daily noise exposure levels (LEX,8h) of the early, late and night shifts are calculated and the peak sound level (LpCpeak) is recorded. To test for a day-night rhythm, these are compared using one-factor ANOVA. Using the Contextual Inquiry method, work analyses are performed for 12 work shifts and the early, late and night shifts with the highest equivalent continuous sound level (LAeq) are examined for noise-intensive work activities as examples. The measurement results in LEX,8h and LpCpeak values of up to 49.7 dB(A) and 124.4 dB(C) inside the infant incubator and 55.4 dB(A) and 110.3 dB(C) in the patient room. A day-night rhythm of noise exposure could not be demonstrated. The most noise-intensive work activities included the suctioning of patients and the conversations conducted in the process, with an LAeq of 63 dB(A). In addition, numerous very high impulsive noise events are identified which contribute to the noise exposure of premature infants. The presented study proves that the noise exposure is too high, which is very likely to affect the sleep behavior of premature infants. The results correspond with the statements of comparable studies. It is remarkable that especially the high peak noise levels are mainly due to trivial causes, which can be avoided by simple preventive measures.
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Warella, Y., Sutopo Patria Jati, and Meidiana Dwidiyanti. "The Effectiveness of Collaborative Leadership on Improving Interprofessional Collaboration Practice in the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Services." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.19.
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ABSTRACT Background: Maternal and infant mortality rates remain high in most developing countries including Indonesia. An approach so called as the interprofessional collaboration (IPC) has been considered to have its potential to improve the emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Little is known about the effectiveness of leadership in enhancing IPC. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of leadership on improving the IPC in the comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal services. Subjects and Method: This was a qualitative study using an embedded case study approach. This study was conducted at PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital, Yogyakarta, as a type C teaching hospital. The data were collected by observation, in-depth interview, and document review. Results: This study found three themes: (1) collaborative leadership; (2) leadership issues; and (3) stakeholder input. The inter-professional collaboration included doctors, consultant doctors, supervisor, shift coordinator, and nurses in charge of nursing care. The interprofessional collaboration had been implemented. The principle of leadership had supported the interprofessional collaboration. The IPC team had understood and applied the principles of leadership that support the IPC. The leadership attributes on demand for the IPC included visionary, participatory, and coaching. The leadership issues included the difference in advice between doctors. The theme for nurses was improving the quality of interprofesional collaboration. Conclusion: The leadership attributes to improve the interprofessional collaboration include visionary, participatory, and coaching for the comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal services. Keywords: interprofessional collaboration, leadership Correspondence: Sulistyaningsih. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Siliwangi (Lingkar Barat) No. 63 Pundung, Nogotirto, Gamping, Sleman, DIY, Indonesia. Email: sulistyaningsih@unisayogya.ac.id. Mobile: +6281328067154 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.19
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McFadden, Alison, Camila Biazus-Dalcin, and Nicole Vidal. Evaluation of a Gypsy/Traveller Community Health Worker service: Final Report. University of Dundee, April 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001300.
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This report evaluates the two-year Community Health Worker (CHW) service in Scotland delivered by a third sector organisation, Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP), which provided training to Gypsy/Travellers to advocate for their community on health and social care issues. The service, which was created as part of the Scottish Government and COSLA's joint action plan to address inequalities faced by Gypsy/Travellers , was designed with the intention to improve their health and wellbeing. Funding for the service was secured by The Scottish Public Health Network and the Directorate for Chief Medical Officer. The evaluation was conducted by the Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, and covered the initial two-year period from August 2021 to August 2023. There has been extensive evidence showing that Gypsy/Travellers residing in the UK tend to face significant health disparities, resulting in outcomes that are not as favourable as those of the general population and other similarly disadvantaged groups. Gypsy/Travellers face high rates of homelessness, inadequate education, unemployment, poverty, and regular experiences of racism and discrimination . This profoundly affects their mental health and overall well-being. Additionally, the potential for lack of trust between Gypsy/Travellers and healthcare professionals impacts health seeking behaviour and health service provision, as there are also barriers in accessing responsive health services and preventative care interventions. Evidence indicates that community-based lay roles can improve healthcare access, reduce costs, and promote knowledge exchange between communities and health services through trusted individuals . This project aimed to evaluate the implementation of the Gypsy/Traveller CHW service, including barriers and facilitators, and make recommendations for its future scale-up. Objectives included describing the roles and activities of the CHWs, exploring the acceptability and feasibility of the service, identifying implementation barriers and facilitators, describing any modifications made, and examining the perceived benefits and disadvantages of the CHW service.
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EUROPEAN STANDARDS OF CARE FOR NEWBORN HEALTH. Chernivtsi, Ukraine: Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine Bukovinian State Medical University, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.24061/2413-4260.ix.3.33.2019.1.
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Medical treatment and care for preterm and sick newborn babies in European countries varies greatly. Significant differences are not only limited to the survival rates of such infants. In some European countries, preterm birth is also more commonly associated with chronic physical and mental disability than in others. This effect is exacerbated by the fact that in some parts of Europe, further assistance to these vulnerable children after discharge from the hospital (follow-up and early intervention) is not structured or even does not exist at all. Given the high level of inequality in health care delivery, agreed definitions and clear recommendations for infrastructure, medical processes, care procedures, and staffing capabilities are needed to compare and adjust the conditions of care in Europe. Therefore, there is an absolute need to ensure that high-level care is equally available throughout and for everyone. European standards of care for newborn health, developed on the initiative and under the project of the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), will help to overcome differences in clinical practice, structure and organization of care, as well as training of healthcare professionals. This publication presents the part of the standards regarding health care for preterm and sick infants.