Abstract:Objective to analyze the use of the WhatsApp® application, as a technological tool, to help mothers in the post-discharge follow-up of their premature infant. Method a qualitative study conducted with 18 mothers of preterm infants who had been admitted to the neonatal units of a university hospital in the interior of São Paulo. Data were collected from July to November 2021 through messages left in a WhatsApp® group for the post-discharge follow-up of preterm infants. The messages were analyzed using Thematic… Show more
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