Conocimiento sobre programa madre canguro en personal de Enfermería de UCI Neonatal, Palmira - Cali 2019

Abstract

Bearing in mind that the Kangaroo Mother Programme has an important role in the care of premature and/or low birth weight newborns, since it is evident that this is a population of great importance in the health system, which affects it directly due to the extensive costs required for their care; as pointed out by the WHO (1) "this health situation has become a great burden for the system in poorly developed countries where the rates of morbidity and mortality from this cause are highest". The epidemiological bulletin of Colombia, prematurity is the biggest cause of death between 2008 and 2018 with a higher risk of newborns under 1500 grams or intrauterine growth restriction. (14), it is important that nurses have a high level of knowledge regarding the method, which benefits the health status of an infant population by significantly helping to improve morbidity and mortality statistics and reduce costs in health institutions.