Verpleegkundige beraming van die behoeftes van moeders met voortydse babas

Abstract

Premature labour is and remains an actual problem. There will always be mothers that undergo the crisis of having a premature baby. The unique needs ofthese mothers remains unfutfliled. Possible reasons fo r this are that the nurse, working in the neonatal intensive carei special care units or in the post natal ward, does not do a complete assessment o f the mother. Nurses are set on the physical needs o f the mother and baby during hospitalization arui pay more attention to these needs than to others. Those needs which are in fact neglected, are those which are SoWucial and importanti concerning the mother. In this siUdy , it is needs, other than physical needs, which are emphasized.