Vivências paternas durante a hospitalização do recém-nascido prematuro na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the fathers' experiences during the hospitalization of premature newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a public hospital in Feira de Santana, Bahia. This is a qualitative descriptive exploratory study that was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Technology and Sciences, and carried out in a public hospital in Bahia, with nine fathers who accompanied their children hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The data were analyzed through content analysis. The results showed that premature births cause feelings of surprise, anxiety and fear in the fathers. It is needed rethink how does the inclusion of premature infants' fathers in the hospitalization process and about the changes in established routines for the visit and paternal participation in the context of premature care.

Las experiencias del padre en las Ucin: una revisión desde la perspectiva de género

“…Otro factor señalado en los estudios como importante de recuperación del control doi:10.11600/1692715x.16102 de la situación y seguridad en sí mismos fue poder mantenerse informados acerca de los acontecimientos -tanto técnicos como del progreso del bebé-, así como su deseo de salvaguardar el contacto con el neonato (Blomqvist, Rubertsson, Kylberg, Jöreskog, & Nyqvist, 2012;Santos, Silva, Santana, & Santos, 2012). "Informar al padre sobre lo que está pasando (...) les hace sentir que son alguien" (Arockiasamy et al, 2008, p. 218).…”

“…En cambio, los estudios señalan que sentimientos de impotencia, ansiedad, miedos, frustración (Hollywood & Hollywood, 2011;Lindberg & Engström, 2013;Lundqvist et al, 2007;Santos et al, 2012), angustia y contradicciones (Hugill et al, 2013;Lundqvist et al, 2007), insatisfacción (Blomqvist et al, 2012) y culpabilidad por sentirse incapaces de afrontar y hacerse cargo de la nueva situación familiar (Lundqvist et al, 2014) también les embargaron. Las causas de esta emocionalidad fueron básicamente dos: la falta de información y apoyo, y la falta de reconocimiento en entornos excesivamente feminizados.…”

The Meanings of Caring for Pre-Term Children in the Vision of Male Parents

“…The whole family dynamic is changed with the birth of preterm newborns requiring hospitalization. Authors 8 highlight the need to rethink the insertion model for fathers of preterm newborns in the hospitalization process, to promote changes in the routines established for parental participation in the context of the care of the premature newborn and to develop studies on the subject.…”

Validação da escala Índice de Estresse Parental para o português do Brasil

“…The imaginary considers the NICU as an inhospitable, cold environment, related to the pain of separation and the idea of finiteness. (1) In addition to these aspects, the parents are confronted with a frightening and hardly welcoming environment with unfamiliar people and feel shocked and insecure at the sight of their hospitalized child. (2) Premature birth is a situation that requires the hospitalization of Premature Infants (PMI) and implies an increase in different vulnerability factors, for the parents as well as the child, which should be understood based on the biological, environmental and social influences.…”