Abstract
To verify if mothers of newborns hospitalized recognize the defining characteristics of "parental role conflict" as representative of that experience. A cross-sectional and descriptive study, developed in a neonatal unit of a public teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 100 women who assigned scores of 1 to 5 to the defining characteristics of the diagnosis, where 1 meant "not at all characteristic" and 5 meant "completely characteristic of what I am experiencing." Of the total sample, 96 women self-identified with the diagnosis. The most prevalent defining characteristics were: "anxiety," "mother expresses concern(s) in relation to changes in maternal role"; "verbalizes feelings of frustration," "reports concern about family" and "fear". Women who were with their children less often during hospitalization had a higher number of defining characteristics. There was a high prevalence of the defining characteristics of the studied diagnosis, suggesting the relevance of the topic and the need for further studies to be developed in the neonatal unit.
Highlights
In many countries increased attention has been paid to the psychosocial needs of mothers and families experiencing hospitalization of the newborn (NB), as well as attention to this development, which includes implementation of medical and nursing care programs designed to promote the development of babies, encouraging mother-child interaction, emotional support to families and promotion of breastfeeding in special situations[1,2]
Not all Brazilian neonatal units consider the proposal of these programs, and some still limit the contact between mothers and children[3]
It was found that women who were present at the hospital less frequently presented with a higher number of defining characteristics (DC) of the nursing diagnoses (ND) studied
Summary
In many countries increased attention has been paid to the psychosocial needs of mothers and families experiencing hospitalization of the newborn (NB), as well as attention to this development, which includes implementation of medical and nursing care programs designed to promote the development of babies, encouraging mother-child interaction, emotional support to families and promotion of breastfeeding in special situations[1,2]. Not all Brazilian neonatal units consider the proposal of these programs, and some still limit the contact between mothers and children[3]. The hospitalization of a child, shortly after birth, is described by mothers as the worst event of their lives[5]. Neonatal nurses are among the professionals who have the most contact with these mothers during hospitalization; they are the ones who will have more opportunities to assist them during this difficult experience. In addition to theoretical knowledge about the physiological and emotional aspects of maternity, they need to value the human responses presented by mothers throughout this experience
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