%0 Journal Article
%T Acompanhamento de rec¨¦m-nascidos de baixo peso pela aten£¿£¿o b¨¢sica na perspectiva das Equipes de Sa¨²de da Fam¨ªlia
%A Buccini
%A Gabriela dos Santos
%A Sanches
%A Maria Teresa Cera
%A Nogueira-Martins
%A Maria Cezira Fantini
%A Bonamigo
%A Andr¨¦a Wander
%J Revista Brasileira de Sa¨²de Materno Infantil
%D 2011
%I Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
%R 10.1590/S1519-38292011000300004
%X objectives: to examine the perceptions and practices of family health teams (fhts) regarding the basic care (bc) follow-up of underweight newborns (uwnbs). methods: a case-study type qualitative study was carried out with focus groups of fhts in a suburban district of the municipality of s£¿o paulo. the material obtained was submitted to topic analysis to identify clusters of meaning, from which the main themes emerged. results: three central themes were identified: pre-natal, longitudinal follow-up of uwnbs (extended clinic, breastfeeding and family care) and permanent education. the pre-natal period was considered to be the time for building up or strengthening the bond between the fhts and pregnant women, although it was observed that there a difficulties in providing longitudinal all-round follow-up care for uwnbs. it was revealed that there are limitations to longitudinal follow-up in view of the difficulty fhts experience in coordinating the care network; following protocols and national guidelines, dealing with everyday issues and the family dynamic, and establishing and effecting longitudinal treatment plans. the role of management of a permanent education project network, in particular, was highlighted. conclusions: according to the perceptions and practices of the fhts, the uwnbs still do not receive the all-round basic envisaged in national care guidelines for at-risk babies.
%K infant
%K low birth weight
%K primary health care
%K family health program.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1519-38292011000300004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en