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Bonding e prematuridade : Estudo do envolvimento paternal precoce num contexto de internamento
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A família moderna nasceu em torno de duas figuras, a mãe e a criança. Ao mesmo
tempo, mas em paralelo, foi delineada a figura do pai. No entanto, este processo revelou-se
menos explícito e linear do que o da mãe, e com um conteúdo pouco definido. O parto prétermo
representa um momento específico de crise familiar, cujo impacto ao nível da relação
pai/filho permanece insuficientemente explorado. Assim, através de uma análise qualitativa,
pretendemos investigar os sentimentos relacionados com a paternidade e com o
envolvimento parental num contexto de internamento por prematuridade. Neste sentido,
foram entrevistados cinco homens, pais de um bebé prematuro internado numa unidade de
cuidados intensivos neonatais. Os critérios para a inclusão dos participantes neste estudo
foram: indivíduo do sexo masculino pai de um bebé prematuro (24-35 semanas), com um
mínimo de três visitas ao bebé até à data da entrevista. Foi utilizada uma entrevista clínica,
semi-estruturada, de forma a avaliar o envolvimento emocional dos pais com os seus filhos.
Na decomposição e no tratamento das entrevistas foi utilizado o método de análise de
conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram que parecem estar reunidas as condições necessárias
para que os pais entrevistados possam estabelecer uma relação de proximidade e de
envolvência com seus bebés pré-termo. O envolvimento estabelecido foi posteriormente
classificado de forma positiva. Assim, a condição de internamento por prematuridade parece
evidenciar-se como uma situação que embora se apresente difícil e sôfrega para os
progenitores, oferece também possibilidades de contacto e envolvimento do pai com o
recém-nascido.
ABSTRACT: The modern family was born out of two figures, the mother and the child. At the same time, but in parallel, the father figure was also sketched out. However, in regards to his role, the process was less explicit and less linear than the mother's, with a poorly defined content. The situation of preterm delivery is a specific time of the family crisis, whose impact on the parent/child relationship still hasn't been fully explored. Therefore, through a qualitative analysis, we intend to investigate the feelings regarding fatherhood and the parental involvement in a context of hospitalization for prematurity. For that, we have interviewed five men, all fathers of premature babies hospitalized in a child intensive care unit. The criteria for including them were: male, father of a premature baby (24-35 weeks), with a minimum of three visitations with the baby until the interview. We used a clinical interview, semi structured, to evaluate the emotional involvement of the parents with their children. In the analysis and treatment of the interviews, we used the content analysis method. The results revealed that there are favorable conditions to make parental involvement possible and beneficial. The involvement was subsequently classified as positive in this research. The condition of hospitalization for preterm birth seems, therefore, to be a situation that although apparently hard and anxious for the parents, also offers possibilities for contact and father involvement with the newborn.
ABSTRACT: The modern family was born out of two figures, the mother and the child. At the same time, but in parallel, the father figure was also sketched out. However, in regards to his role, the process was less explicit and less linear than the mother's, with a poorly defined content. The situation of preterm delivery is a specific time of the family crisis, whose impact on the parent/child relationship still hasn't been fully explored. Therefore, through a qualitative analysis, we intend to investigate the feelings regarding fatherhood and the parental involvement in a context of hospitalization for prematurity. For that, we have interviewed five men, all fathers of premature babies hospitalized in a child intensive care unit. The criteria for including them were: male, father of a premature baby (24-35 weeks), with a minimum of three visitations with the baby until the interview. We used a clinical interview, semi structured, to evaluate the emotional involvement of the parents with their children. In the analysis and treatment of the interviews, we used the content analysis method. The results revealed that there are favorable conditions to make parental involvement possible and beneficial. The involvement was subsequently classified as positive in this research. The condition of hospitalization for preterm birth seems, therefore, to be a situation that although apparently hard and anxious for the parents, also offers possibilities for contact and father involvement with the newborn.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Univeristário
Keywords
Pai Prematuridade Bonding Envolvimento Relação precoce Father Prematurity Bonding Involvement Early relationship