DA UTI NEO PARA CASA: VIVÊNCIAS MATERNAS NA PRÉ-ALTA DO BEBÊ PREMATURO

Lívia Caetano da Silva Leão; Larissa Ramos da Silva; Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes

doi:10.4025/psicolestud.v22i2.33880

FROM NICU TO HOME: MATERNAL EXPERIENCES IN THE PRETERM BABY’S PRE-DISCHARGE

Authors

Lívia Caetano da Silva Leão Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author
Larissa Ramos da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author
Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v22i2.33880

Keywords:

Premature birth, premature baby’s discharge, motherhood.

Abstract

Preparing for the premature baby’s discharge, which was hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after birth, is a complex process, permeated by several maternal feelings and expectations. The objective of this study was to investigate maternal feelings and expectations in a moment near to their premature babies’ hospital discharge. The participants were 42 mothers who answered a structured interview when the baby was about to be discharged. Qualitative analisys showed a greater maternal involvement in care for the baby when compared to previous moments of hospitalization, being that a moment of more closeness and proximity in the dyad. The role of hospital staff encouraging this involvement was highlighted, which was an important part of the transition to maternal care. This moment was also marked by various feelings and the maternal expectation of counting on the help from other relatives at home. It is important that baby’s discharge is planned since the beggining of hospitalization, considering the emotional specificities of each mother.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Lívia Caetano da Silva Leão, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia pela UFRGS.
Larissa Ramos da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Acadêmica do curso de Psicologia da UFRGS.
Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutorado em Psicologia pela University of London. É Professora Titular da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Downloads

Additional Files

Carta de encaminhamento (Portuguese)

Published

2017-07-02

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Artigos originais

License

As opiniões emitidas, são de exclusiva responsabilidade do(s) autor(es). Ao submeterem o manuscrito ao Conselho Editorial de Psicologia em Estudo, o(s) autor(es) assume(m) a responsabilidade de não ter previamente publicado ou submetido o mesmo manuscrito por outro periódico. Em caso de autoria múltipla, o manuscrito deve vir acompanhado de autorização assinada por todos os autores. Artigos aceitos para publicação passam a ser propriedade da revista, podendo ser remixados e reaproveitados conforme prevê a licença Creative Commons CC-BY.

The opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the author (s). When submitting the manuscript to the Editorial Board of Study Psychology, the author (s) assumes responsibility for not having previously published or submitted the same manuscript by another journal. In case of multiple authorship, the manuscript must be accompanied by an authorization signed by all authors. Articles accepted for publication become the property of the journal, and can be remixed and reused as provided for in theby a license Creative Commons CC-BY.

How to Cite

FROM NICU TO HOME: MATERNAL EXPERIENCES IN THE PRETERM BABY’S PRE-DISCHARGE. (2017). Psicologia Em Estudo, 22(2), 153-164. https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v22i2.33880