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Life perspectives of adolescents in the puerperium
Author(s) -
Danielle Martins do Nascimento Oliveira,
Kallyndicer Aparecida Alves,
Gabriela Lisieux Lima Gomes,
Josefa Danielma Lopes Ferreira,
Eva Pôrto Bezerra,
Kirlene Scheyla Viana Chianca,
Flávio William Brito de Azevedo Ramalho,
Carla Lidiane Jácome de Lima,
Emmanuella Costa Azevedo Mello,
Marta Miriam Lopes Costa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2447
Subject(s) - feeling , medicine , postpartum period , population , descriptive research , period (music) , descriptive statistics , qualitative research , health professionals , nursing , health care , pregnancy , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , environmental health , social science , statistics , genetics , physics , mathematics , sociology , acoustics , economics , biology , economic growth
Objective: identify the life perspectives of adolescents in the puerperal period, identifying their feelings regarding motherhood.\udMethod: qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out at a public maternity hospital located in João Pessoa/PB. The population consisted of 16 adolescents in the puerperal period. Data were collected from semi-structured questionnaires and the data analysis used descriptive statistics. The Research Ethics Committee of Nova Esperança Colleges approved it, protocol number 41/14 and CAAE: 24222214.0.0000.5179.\udResults: the following categories emerged: 1. Sensations and feelings related to the discovery of being a mother; 2. Concern about herself and the baby; 3. Changes in the life routine; 4. Perspectives for future projects. The results reinforce the need to know better the dreams and the ideals that guide the life projects of the adolescents in the puerperal period, in an attempt to construct prevention strategies that are closer to the needs generated in this population group.\udConclusion: The adolescents believed in a promising future, despite difficulties encountered resulting from motherhood. The contribution of the study as a subsidy for the reflection of health professionals about the problem of being a mother during adolescence stands out, which positively influences the quality of care.\ud Descriptors: Nursing; Pregnancy in adolescence; Postpartum period

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