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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
Mother recognition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Monika Wernet1, José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita Ayres2, Claudia Silveira Viera3
1Departamento de Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
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.
