“…The variables studied were the ten DC of the diagnosis "parental role conflict", proposed by NANDA-I (7) : "anxiety," "demonstrates disruption in caretaking routines", "reports concern about perceived loss of control over decisions relating to child", "fear", "reports concern about family (e.g., functioning, communication, health)", "reports concern about changes in parental role", "reports feeling of inadequacy to provide for child's needs (e.g., physical, emotional)", "reluctant to participate in usual caretaking activities", even with encouragement and support, "reports feelings of guilt", and "reports feelings of frustration" (7) . Maternal and neonatal data were also collected from the medical records to characterize the sample, considering factors that could interfere with the maternal role, according to the literature (8)(9)(10) : maternal age; marital status; education; responsibility for the care of others in the family; parity; receiving family or institutional support for transportation to the hospital; birth weight and gestational age of the baby; days of hospitalization of the baby; complexity of care for the baby; and, daily frequency of visits from mother to child.…”