Experiences
lived by the new parents in the post partum period: implications in the nursing
practice.
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1º Autor
Isabel Margarida
Marques Monteiro Dias
The purpose
of this study is to identify dimensions
of the experiences lived by the new parents during the post partum period, and also the support they felt of nurses at this time.
The birth
of the first child starts a period of changes in the family, which can be lived
with uncertaintys and insecurity by the new parents.
How the new
parents adjusted to the post partum? How
do they experience the support by the health care professionals during this
period?
Study using
a phenomenological approach, in wich, through the descriptions of the
participants experiences, we have been able
not only to analyse the process
of adjustment to the post partum, but also become aware of their needs in this
period.
Resultados
A set of dimensions emerged from the experiences of the new parents to adjustment process to the post partum,
namely: Interaction with the baby; experiencing parenthood; the family support
and the health care context.
From the global analysis, the
study most relevant facts, are related to the needs felt by the new parents
namely: the importance of home visitation, the possibility of phone line, and
the existence of supporting groups in the Health Care Centers as aspects that
would facilitate their process of parental adjustment in the post partum.