The accompanying mother in pediatric services, an example of fidels humanist thought

José Ramón Ruiz Hernández

2022, Number 4

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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública 2022; 48 (4)

The accompanying mother in pediatric services, an example of fidel's humanist thought

Ruiz HJR

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Introduction: The development of pediatrics in Villa Clara has a rich history and important contributions from great personalities. One of them was the incorporation of the accompanying mother in the pediatric services, a controversial decision initially not well understood, which was developed in the province in 1968.
Objective: To explain the emergence of the accompanying mother modality in the pediatric services of Villa Clara.
Methods: To analyze the object of study, a historical research was carried out during 2019 using the theoretical method, which is based on the interaction of the historical and the logical from the temporal and spatial dimensions; and the empirical one, consisting in the review of primary sources (documentary analysis) and secondary sources (including interviews with key informants), followed by methodological triangulation to arrive at integrative considerations.
Results: Outstanding figures of the specialty of Pediatrics in Villa Clara were identified, and their contribution to the incorporation of the accompanying mother modality in pediatric hospitals.
Conclusions: The pediatric services of Villa Clara were pioneers in the incorporation of the accompanying mother model and its generalization had the support of the historical leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz.

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