13. Conclusions
Education of parents when a child is born with an imperforate anus improves the health of the child.
Worries and feelings of sadness about their child and the future are common among mothers.
The emotions of the mothers in the intervention group changed and became more positive earlier than the case
for mother in the control group.
All mothers had concerns regarding the care for economic reasons.
Education and practice, step by step, supported by the staff resulted in a confident mother with the competence
to take care of her child and a healthier child with significantly fewer complications and emergency return visits
to the hospital compared to the situation in a control group. Ultimately this meant lower costs for both the family
and the healthcare system.
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