The afective component in nursing activity: the human milk-bank case
Keywords:
Affect, Milk Banks, Breast Feeding, Mother-Child Relations, Human Engineering, Maternal-Child NursingAbstract
This article presents the results of an ergonomic study carried out in the Human Milk Bank of a Hospital. It describes the activities performed by the staff of the Unit, whose main objectives are to facilitate the babies breast-feeding in the Kangaroo Ward and to assist mothers in Obstetric Ward that face breast-feeding difficulties. The ergonomic research showed the strong affective content of the tasks that can be explained by the emotional and cultural difficulties involved in breast-feeding. This result led to discussion about the social or natural nature of breastfeeding.Downloads
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2001-12-01
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Assunção A Ávila, Luz MG da. The afective component in nursing activity: the human milk-bank case. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2001 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];5(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50966
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