Abstract
Current study analyzes how depressive symptomology in females during the post-partum period affects the mother-infant behavior. Qualitative research comprised interviews with six mothers, aged between 20 and 38 years, attended to at a Basic Health Unit, and who exhibited symptoms of depression during the after-birth period. The half-structured interview was employed for data collection. Results from content analysis revealed that mother´s depression symptoms affected the mother-child relationship within three categories: affective ambivalence during dyade, mother´s difficulties in breast feeding and instability in the infant´s sleep. During the pregnancy-puerperal period, the mother has to be psychologically supported to acknowledge, prevent and interfere on factors that affect her mental health and promote the healthful development in mother-child relationship.
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