Mother recognition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Mother recognition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

ABSTRACT

Objective:

analyze the maternal experience in a neonatal intensive care unit, focusing on relations of recognition.

Method:

a qualitative study, built on the perspective of Gadamer’s hermeneutics, based on Honneth’s concept of recognition. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 mothers of children admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.

Results:

failures were reported in the process of mother recognition in the unit, with consequent feelings of insecurity and obligation to child care, resulting in fragility of self-esteem.

Conclusion:

interactions with health professionals in the NICU and its standards and protocols cause vulnerabilities and affect maternal recognition and autonomy.

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