[Rooming-in as a space for maternal and professional care].
This is a theoretical reflection about maternal care in the context of Rooming-in. It is based on Winnicott's concepts of Primary Maternal Preoccupation, Maternal Care, and Good Enough Environment. Rooming-in is conceived as an adequate place for establishing a relationship between mother and child which is favorable to maternal care. While in Rooming-in, the mother lives a peculiar mental status, the primary maternal preoccupation, which goes stronger along pregnancy and is maximal during childbirth. Perceiving Brazilian maternity hospital as a place for care, we see nursing care as an important aid in the interaction between mother and baby, supporting women along this peculiar state of mind.
Pilotto
Diva Thereza Dos Santos
DT
Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Vargens
Octavio Muniz da Costa
OM
Progianti
Jane Márcia
JM
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011181:Postnatal Care; D012386:Rooming-in Care