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

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

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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.
Published
2017-07-02
How to Cite
Leão, L. C. da S., da Silva, L. R., & Lopes, R. de C. S. (2017). FROM NICU TO HOME: MATERNAL EXPERIENCES IN THE PRETERM BABY’S PRE-DISCHARGE. Psicologia Em Estudo, 22(2), 153-164. https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v22i2.33880
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