Premature babies become "superheroes" in a special photoshoot at HRBA during Purple November
Action at the Regional Hospital of Baixo Amazonas moves families and integrates a program that includes training on neonatal care for professionals in the region
Reference in neonatal care for a population of 1.4 million residents in 29 municipalities in the Western region of Pará, the Dr. Waldemar Penna Regional Hospital of Baixo Amazonas (HRBA), in Santarém, promoted two actions in homage to the national Purple November campaign, which raises awareness about prematurity.
Between the 13th and 18th of this month, the humanization sector of the unit held a photoshoot with patients hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The babies wore superhero capes, such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and Captain America. The photos will be made available to the families.
"This year, we chose the superhero theme because these children are, in fact, superheroes; they are warriors fighting for their lives. The photoshoot will be available for mothers to show their children in the future so they can remember this great victory they had," highlighted HRBA's humanization supervisor, Karine Campos.
One of these warriors was little Josué dos Santos Sousa, who has been hospitalized at HRBA since the end of last month. His mother, Laís dos Santos Sousa, 21, approved of the special moment with her son. "It was a good moment to capture. When we leave here, we will remember a phase that my son went through and was strong. He looks beautiful in the Batman cape and in any outfit," she reported.
Maria de Los Angeles Escalante came from Novo Progresso, in the Southwest of the State, for the treatment of her daughter, Leanna Victoria Escalante, who was born premature at 28 weeks. She also loved the photoshoot. "I loved it. It was very good. She looked very beautiful," the mother stated.
Reference - The Regional Hospital has 29 neonatal ICU beds and primarily serves premature infants, those born before 37 weeks of gestation, as well as low birth weight babies or those who experienced complications at birth.
The babies are monitored 24 hours a day by the unit's professionals. From January to October of this year alone, HRBA has already received 283 patients in the sector.
Prematurity Meeting - In addition to the photoshoot, the unit also held, on the last 14th, the first edition of the Prematurity Meeting, which gathered about 30 participants, including health professionals and students, for training on neonatal care.
Doctors, nurses, nursing technicians, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and psychologists who work within the Regional Hospital, assisting premature babies, delivered important lectures for those who work or wish to work in this area.
"The meeting was conceived by our care management, focusing on developing and fostering this culture of safety, the importance of discussing high-risk prenatal care, prematurity, and the actions that are developed for these patients. As we are consolidated in this area of care, there is nothing better than training not only our employees but also the entire society. In addition to that, we thought of the photoshoot with our NICU children to highlight the strength and struggle of these little warriors. A moment that will certainly be marked in the memories of the mothers and all families," concluded the unit's general director, Matheus Coutinho.
Service - Located in Western Pará, the Baixo Amazonas Regional Hospital provides 100% referenced services, meeting the demand originating from the State Regulation Center. The unit belongs to the government of Pará, being managed by the Social Institute Mais Saúde, in partnership with the State Department of Public Health (Sespa), and is located at Avenida Sérgio Henn, No. 1100, Diamantino neighborhood, in Santarém.
