Mothers’ Knowledge Toward the Feeding of Their Preterm Neonates Post-Discharge from Hospital
Batool Yahya Abed, Wafaa Ahmed AmeenAbstract
Background:
Preterm birth is still a serious issue in gynecology, and is the second common cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates.
Objectives:
The study aims to find out the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics with mothers’ knowledge toward feeding of preterm post-discharge.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-section descriptive design, carried out in the center of Al-Diwaniyah, a purposive (non-probability) (
Results:
The results showed (75%) of mothers have good knowledge toward preterm feeding, and there were significant differences in knowledge regarding mother’s age, education level, occupation, residents, and source of information at
Conclusion:
Mothers’ knowledge of preterm care was not at the optimal level, and might put preterm at risk. In the future, additional research is required to elaborate on the mothers’ knowledge regarding premature care in other hospitals.