Experiência de tornar-se mãe na unidade de cuidados intensivos neonatal / The experience of becoming a mother in the neonatal intensive Care unit
AUTOR(ES)
Monika Wernet
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
The premature birth and the suns hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), impose women to experience becoming a mother in an adverse context. The majority of nursing studies explore the mother experience in the NICU, only some studies focus on parenthood. The present study aim to collaborate in this aspect, describing the experience of women in becoming a mother when their premature sun is hospitalized in the NICU. Narrative research was the methodological strategy option as it provides the opportunity to extract, to analyze and to comprehend personal lived stories. This study explored the narratives of twelve women, and structured the analytic process on the theoretical reference of Symbolic Interactionism. It was possible to establish an integrative narrative of the experience of becoming a mother through three core themes: TO PROTECT THE SUN; TO LEARN and TO FEEL AS A MOTHER. The themes represent intensions, actions, feelings and strategies adopted by mothers and are influenced by the theme FEELING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUN, which is related to the pregnancy period. The knowledge gained through out the process are fundamental aspects as they support women to manage their way of how to be present and how to do things for their sun. The concepts revealed in the study allowed the review of clinical practices in Nursing and point out the necessity of nursing research in this area
ASSUNTO(S)
intensive care enfermagem neonatal relações mãe-filho mother-child relationships neonatal nursing prematuro neonatal premature terapia intensiva neonatal
