Objective:to analyze the cohort profile of at-risk newborns attended by nurses in a
multidisciplinary follow-up clinic, with emphasis on the type of feeding and
weight gain, after hospital discharge. Method:retrospective cohort, whose population is composed of at-risk newborns
attended in a 4-year period. Data came from medical records and attendance
report, later exported to R Program. The outcome variables were number of
the nursing consultation, type of feeding, daily weight gain and main
guidelines. We used descriptive statistics, frequency distribution and
applied Mann-Whitney, Chi-Square, Spearman correlation, Variance and Tukey
analysis, with p <0.05 being significant. Results:a total of 882 consultations with 629 infants and families were analyzed. The
frequencies of exclusive breastfeeding and weight gain increased as the
consultations progressed. The infants who needed more consultations and with
lower weight gain were those with lower gestational age (p = 0.001) and
birth weight (p = 0.000), longer length of hospital stay (p <0.005), and
diagnoses related to extreme prematurity (p <0.05), among others. Conclusion:nurses verified the importance of outpatient follow-up of at-risk newborns,
especially in promoting breastfeeding and healthy growth.
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