Experience of mothers in the feeding care for children with gastroschisis in the light of Ramona Mercer
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v13i0.4793Keywords:
Gastrosquise, Crianças, Unidades de terapia intensiva, Mães, AlimentaçãoAbstract
Objective: to understand the maternal experience in the feeding care of the infant with gastroschisis and discuss the assistance of the nurse to these mothers according to the conceptions of Ramona Mercer about the maternal role. Methods: qualitative study carried out in two intensive care units (neonatal and surgical) of a federal institution in Rio de Janeiro. A total of 11 mothers of newborns with gastroschisis who ate via oral and via tube were interviewed. The data were analyzed and interpreted in the light of Bardin and Ramona Mercer. Results: the answers evidenced the difficulties in building the maternal identity, given that feeding a child with gastroschisis is challenging due to the clinical instability; however, the support of the nursing personnel was essential in this process. Conclusion: giving voice and including the mothers in the care make them feel more secure in building the mother-child link and establishing strategies to the development of the maternal role, even in the face of obstacles imposed by the malformation.