Experiência de ser mãe de recém-nascido prematuro: uma abordagem fenomenológica

Abstract

The objective of this study is to understand the phenomenon lived for pre-term infants' mothers, based on the following statement: talk about your experience on being a preterm infant's mother. The modality of quality research used in this investigation is the phenomenological, according to the modality of situated phenomenon structure. As a result of the phenomenological analysis from eight mothers' speeches, included in this study, came out six significance unity: experience with the birth of a preterm infant: feeling of insecurity and fear of loss; experience with preterm infant who underwent to medical treatment: feeling of sadness, anguish and pity; experience with the hospital: sentiment of unquietness and apprehension; experience with the health employees with the hospital: reflex of incomprehension and absence of communication; experience with the moments of sorrow: the search on faith and the family's support; experience the cares with the preterm infant: feeling umprepared and preocupation with the integrity of baby. Based on phenomenological understanding from the phenomenon investigating, the study looks the nursery assitance.