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Volume 04 Journal of Neonatal & Pediatric Medicine Neonatal Nursing Congress 2018
May 14-15, 2018
May 14-15, 2018 Singapore
30th Global Experts Meeting on
Neonatal Nursing &
Maternal Healthcare
Maternal experiences in caring forMaternal experiences in caring for theirneonates in two communities
around kupang, west timor: A Qualitative study
Maria Margaretha Ulemadja Wedho
Health Polytechnic, Indonesia
Background: The Health development targets are to accelerate the decrease in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal
Mortality Rate (MMR).
Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore women’s experiences of taking care of their infant/neonates (age 0-28 days) in
two communities around Kupang, West Timor Desa Bipolo Kecamatan Sulamu and Kelurahan Sikumana Kota Kupang East
Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Method: Qualitative research with case study approach was used to assess women’s experience in taking care of neonates. Five
women with neonates were chosen as population and purposive sampling was conducted to select the respondents. Data were
collected by the way of structured interview with the mother. Moreover, there were three stages of data analysis consisting of
data reduction, display data and conclusion drawing/verification.
Result: Three themes related to women’s experiences in taking care of neonates were identified. Those are neonatal check-up
or visitation, nutrition for five post neonate women and the level of mother’s knowledge. The result of this study showed that
not only respondents have never been visited by health worker based on the government standard in NTT Province, but also
they have never been educated on how to take care of and to feed their neonates well.
Conclusion: Further study should be conducted by health care worker or government in this case the Provincial and District
Health Office to motivate the mother and family to compliance to government regulation standard to take care of neonatal.
Health workers are expected to design the guidelines and counseling to decrease infant mortality rate in the community
through education during the prenatal period. Heads of the village are expected to insist that the community especially
pregnant women to visit health facilities at least 3 times during the neonatal period. The health workers are expected to visit
families with neonates at least three times in the first week of neonatal life.
Biography
Maria Margaretha Ulemadja Wedho has completed her Masters and working as a Lecturer in the Department of Health, at Health Polytechnic, Indonesia.
Maria Margaretha Ulemadja Wedho, Neonat Pediatr Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2572-4983-C1-002