MATERNAL ANXIETIES AND PERSPECTIVES DURING HOSPITALIZATION: THE VIEW OF A PREMATURE BABY/PHYSIOTHERAPIST

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159552515019

• Palavras-chave: Prematurity; hospitalization; mothers; analysis of feelings; physiotherapy.

• Keywords: Prematurity; hospitalization; mothers; analysis of feelings; physiotherapy.

• Abstract:

  INTRODUCTION: Preterm infants involuntarily carry with them the experience of their mothers and the stigma of prematurity, which can have an impact on their entire lives, including their professional lives. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to find out about maternal anxieties and perspectives during hospitalization from the point of view of a premature baby/physiotherapist. METHODOLOGY: This was a qualitative study carried out in the neonatal units of the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School with 7 mothers who were accompanying their premature babies who were hospitalized. RESULTS: The mothers revealed a great deal of disruption surrounding the birth of their babies and the hospital routine was described as exhausting and painful. However, it was seen that by identifying themselves as premature and as physiotherapy students, the participants supported each other in this scenario, in order to reduce their anxieties and increase their prospects.CONCLUSION: It is important that the whole experience of prematurity is supported by all the professionals on the team, in order to reduce its future negative effects as much as possible.