title: Family relationships with pediatricians: the maternal views.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the perception of pediatric guidelines by mothers at the time of consultation in private offices, in order to know how they assimilate, process and use the information received from the pediatricians.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collection was carried out by a questionnaire sent to participants by A total of 200 mothers from a virtual community in social networks participated in the research. The answers were transcribed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject method. The analyses were supported by the research qualitative perspective, from the viewpoint of the social representation theory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three categories were obtained through data analysis: (1) assessing the pediatric guidelines (2) confronting theory and practice and (3) developing a critical view of the pediatric guidelines. These categories have elucidated that the level of knowledge of pediatric issues by mothers and their ability to use them when making decisions about the care of their babies, have a direct association between following or not the pediatric guidelines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mother's decision on following the pediatrician's recommendations depends on two main factors: (a) certification of the updated and proven recommendations, according to the official health agencies; (b) support and recognition by the pediatrician of the maternal empowerment during the follow-up process. The mothers' practice of accessing knowledge through social networks hinders the pediatric monitoring.
authors: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: simone_cordeiro@hotmail.com.
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authors: Carvalho
authors: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors: José
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authors: Martins Filho
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010372:Pediatrics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Child guidance; Grupo de mulheres; Orientação da criança; Pediatra; Pediatrician; Women's group