Hammel GDSC, Simas LTL, Rodrigues LF, Zamberlan C, Lomba L, Backes DS. Mothers' perception of the care of newborn in the home environment.
Rev Bras Enferm 2024;
77:e20230080. [PMID:
38655978 PMCID:
PMC11034376 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0080]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
to identify mothers' perceptions about caring for newborns in the home environment, from the perspective of complexity thinking.
METHODS
qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research, carried out between November/2022 and February/2023. Data were collected through individual interviews with 21 mothers from southern Brazil who cared for newborns at home and analyzed using the thematic analysis technique.
RESULTS
the four thematic axes resulting from the data analysis: Living amidst order and disorder; embracing singularities; dealing with the certain and the uncertain; support network in the (re)organizing process demonstrate that the mother caring for a newborn in their home environment experiences a distinct and plural adaptive process, which must be welcomed and understood by health professionals who work within the family environment.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
the care of newborns in a home environment, in the perception of mothers, requires differentiated attention and a formal or informal support network that considers the unique specificities of each woman/mother in the personal, family and social spheres. Therefore, in addition to the social support network, it is important to rethink home intervention approaches.
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