Table 3: Home visit in the first 42 days after delivery: ways of maternal care to the child with physiological changes of the systems according to parity (primiparous and multiparous women), Londrina-PR, 2016.

System

Primiparous

Multiparous

P-value

n

%

n

%

143

100

214

100

Tegumentary system

Jaundice

Yes

64

44.8

97

45.3

1.000

No

79

55.2

117

54.7

Treatment of jaundice

Phototherapy/sunbathing

37

57.8

51

52.6

0.454

Herbal bath

25

39.1

45

46.4

Tea

2

3.1

1

1

Gastrointestinal system

Intestinal colic

Yes

97

67.8

121

56.5

0.036

No

46

32.2

93

43.5

Use of teas for intestinal colic

Yes

70

49

75

35

0.011

No

73

51

139

65

Who advised to use teas for intestinal colic

Healthcare professional

2

2.9

2

2.7

0.091

Individual option

11

14.5

23

29.7

Relatives

57

82.6

50

67.6

Use of medication for intestinal colic

Yes

38

26.6

51

23.8

0.618

No

105

73.4

163

76.2

Who directed medication for intestinal colic

Healthcare professional

35

92.1

39

78.0

0.079

Individual option

1

2.6

9

18

Relatives

2

5.3

2

4

Ophthalmic system

Conjunctivitis/ocular secretion

Yes

47

32.9

76

35.5

0.650

No

96

67.1

138

64.5

Treatment for conjunctivitis/ocular secretion

Eye drops or saline solution

29

61.7

36

47.4

0.292

Breast milk

18

38.3

40

52.6

Respiratory system

Nasal obstruction

Yes

76

53.1

144

53.3

1.000

No

67

46.9

100

46.7

Flu, cold, pneumonia

Yes

12

8.3

21

9.8

0.718

No

131

91.6

193

90.2