نبذة مختصرة : Introduction: The divergence between the culture of Guambian mothers with children hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit and the culture of the nursing professionals there opens a gap between cultural knowledge and scientific knowledge, which can keep the mothers from actively participating in the newborn’s basic care, in part, because this is an environment foreign to their culture. This asymmetry between cultural and scientific knowledge can favor the increase of morbidity and the rate of newborn readmissions. Objective: To describe practices and beliefs on basic care ofnewborns offered by Guambian mothers, whose childrenwere hospitalized in a nicu and submit a proposal for the different modes of action based on cultural care theory.Method: Qualitative study of focal groups with the participation of Guambian mothers who spoke Spanish, were older than 18 years of age and whose newborns were hospitalized in a nicu.Results: Three categories emerged: the cold/warm relationship in newborn care, breastfeeding as complete nutrition in the child’s health; ombligada (naveling), a way to favor the permanent link with the mother; and the enchumbada (wrapping), which is allegedly a way of strengthening the child’s bones.Final considerations: It is the responsibility of caretakers toacquire the cultural skills to provide care that is consistentwith the culture. Lack of respect for the culture and lack ofcongruency in care not only attacks the dignity of those individuals who do not share our points of view, but drives them away from healthcare services; thus, increasing the gap between the cultures. ; Introducción: La divergencia entre la cultura de madres guambianas con niños hospitalizados en una ucin y la cultura de los profesionales de enfermería abre una brecha entre el saber cultural y el saber científico, lo que puede provocar que las madres no participen activamente de los cuidados básicos del recién nacido, debido, en parte, a que este medio es ajeno a su cultura. Esta asimetría entre los dos saberes ...
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