Technology and humanization of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: reflections in the context of the health-illness process

Authors

  • Laura Johanson da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Unidade Neonatal da Maternidade Escola
  • Leila Rangel da Silva Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Alfredo Pinto
  • Marialda Moreira Christoffel Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342009000300026

Keywords:

Infant, newborn, Infant care, Humanizing delivery, Neonatal nursing, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal

Abstract

This article reflects on technology and humanization in care of newborns, having as theoretical premise the health-illness process. Some parallels are established among the several conceptions of health and illness, and their influences in the way we behave and think about the care spaces as subjects of the neonatal care. The Kangaroo Mother Care is presented as a relational technology that proposes to shelter the family-baby unity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, valuing experiences and major needs of affection and comprehension.

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Published

2009-09-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Estudo Teórico

License

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Silva, L. J. da, Silva, L. R. da, & Christoffel, M. M. (2009). Technology and humanization of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: reflections in the context of the health-illness process. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 43(3), 684-689. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342009000300026