Sentimentos advindos da maternidade: revelações de um grupo de gestantes

Abstract

RESUMO.Este estudo objetivou identificar os sentimentos revelados por um grupo de gestantes em dois momentos -ao descobrir a gravidez e no instante atual da gestação -, bem como identificar dificuldades ao longo deste processo. Participaram nove gestantes com idade entre 20 e 40 anos, as quais em sua maior parte eram primíparas e conviviam com o companheiro. Depois de formado, o grupo foi levado a participar de três encontros: no primeiro se apresentou a proposta da pesquisa e as gestantes falaram dos sentimentos que as envolviam na atual gestação; o segundo encontro foi conduzido com base nos aspectos negativos relacionados à gestação identificados no primeiro encontro, encorajando as gestantes a falarem deste aspecto; e o terceiro encontro foi de encerramento do grupo e se sua avaliação pelas gestantes. Os resultados revelaram que o sentimento inicial era o de que as mulheres não desejavam a gravidez, por diversas razões, desencadeando sentimentos de tristeza, medo, culpa e ansiedade; mas estes sentimentos negativos se transformaram em sentimentos de alegria e satisfação, principalmente pelo resultado do exame de ultrassonografia e pela aceitação da gravidez pelo companheiro. Conclui-se que a formação do grupo das gestantes ofereceu acolhimento, interação das participantes e expressão significativa de suas emoções e foi uma oportunidade para revelar sentimentos e limitações/dificuldades, tanto individuais quanto coletivas. Palavras-chave:Emoções; maternidade; enfermagem. FEELINGS ARISING OUT OF MOTHERHOOD: REVELATIONS OF A GROUP OF PREGNANT WOMENABSTRACT. The goal of this study was to identify feelings revealed by a group of pregnant women in two moments: at the time of discovering and in the present moment of pregnancy, as well as identifying difficulties throughout this process. Participated nine pregnant women by the age between 20 and 40 years, most of primiparous and living with spouse. After the group was formed, it was conducted in three different times: at the first meeting, the proposal of the research was showed and the pregnant women talked about the feelings that involved the current pregnancy; the second meeting was conducted based on the negative aspects related to pregnancy, identified at first, and mothers were encouraged to verbalize about this point; at the third time, the group was closed and it was evaluated by the pregnant women. The results revealed that the initial feeling of pregnant women was non-acceptance of pregnancy for several reasons, causing feelings of sadness, fear, guilt and anxiety. However, there was a transition to these negative feelings to joy and satisfaction, mainly due to ultrasound and acceptance of pregnancy by their partners. We conclude that the group of pregnant women offered reception and interaction between participants and stimulated significant expression of their emotions, being an opportunity to reveal feelings and limitations/difficulties, both individual and collective.

Role of a support network for refugee mothers

“…However, because such support networks reflect the culture in which they appear, the refugee mothers felt doubly orphaned, unable to resort to their own culture practices without incurring the disapproval of the Brazilian women and unable to seek help from local networks with which they could not identify or understand. Leite et al (2014) note that the social support received after gestation has a direct impact on maternal experience and child development. In this regard, Emmanuel et al (2008) affirm that social support is the factor that most influences the development of the maternal role during the transition to motherhood.…”

“…Contemporary studies that address the transformations that occur when a woman becomes a mother affirm that the social support received during the gestation period until after birth directly influences the maternal experience and the development of the child (Leite et al, 2014). Being able to rely on a support network favors the evolution of the pregnancy, reduces risks to and adverse effects on the health of the child and enables the mother to experience feelings and emotions that encourage the development of an affective bond with the baby.…”

“…Studies that note the importance of the support network (Alves et al, 2007;Brunton, Wiggins, & Oakley, 2011;Leite et al, 2014;Nicolson & Fox, 2010) describe three types of support: family, social and technical. As in contemporary society the family nucleus has become increasingly smaller, the partner and the mother of the pregnant woman become the primary source of support of the woman during gestation and childbirth as well as postpartum, either by assisting in domestic tasks or caring for the baby.…”

Percepção das profissionais do sexo acerca da gestação

“…In this perspective, pregnancy constitutes a phenomenon that goes beyond the reproductive function, commonly associated with something divine and sublime. 13 The woman has the gift of proximity that starts in her bowels, through pregnancy. In this period, the fetus and the mother are intertwined, two lives bonded by love and the infinite power of God.…”

Escala de Sentimento de Culpa do Consumo (ESCC): desenvolvimento e validade de conteúdo de uma medida psicológica em mães brasileiras

“…Barbosa & Rocha-Coutinho, 2007;IBGE, 2019 (Correia, 1998;Freire, 2006;Ferrari, Piccinini, & Lopes, 2007;Fidelis & Mosmann, 2013). O fato é que, essa cobrança acarreta muitos conflitos para a mulher e acaba gerando insegurança e sentimentos negativos, entre eles a culpa (Leite, 2014).…”