Assessment of maternal knowledge of solar exposure and vitamin D in the neonatal period.

Autor: Witkowski SM; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Pfitzer C; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Rudolf E; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Souza G; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Fajardo AD; Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Albini FMN; Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Lando FS; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil., Wilde MODR; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil.; Hospital Infantil Pequeno Anjo, Itajaí, SC, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo [Rev Paul Pediatr] 2023 Dec 11; Vol. 42, pp. e2023040. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 11 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023040
Abstrakt: Objective: To assess mothers' knowledge on sun exposure related to serum vitamin D levels in the neonatal period.
Methods: Observational, analytical and cross-sectional study, carried out from August 2020 to May 2021 through a questionnaire directed to mothers of newborns, in a maternity hospital in Southern Brazil.
Results: From 141 interviewees, 132 (93.6%) believe it is important to expose the neonate to sun, 101 (71.6%) think this exposure can increase vitamin D levels, 86 (61%) received such information from a doctor, 108 (76.6%) believe there are no risks of sun exposure, 88 (62.4%) claim it isn´t necessary to use any kind of protection, 96 (68.1%) said that only exposure to the sun was necessary to maintain adequate levels of vitamin D during the neonatal period. Only two mothers (1.4%) claim that you should not exposure the neonate to the sun, and only one (0.7%) stated that sun expose can cause skin problems.
Conclusions: Most mothers lack satisfactory knowledge about sun exposure related to serum vitamin D levels in the neonatal period. The need to inform and clarify the population about sun exposure during this period is remarkable, in addition to disseminating the proper way to maintain serum levels of vitamin D.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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