Author(s): Rodrigues, Bruna Caroline ; Lima, Muriel Fernanda de ; Maschio Neto, Bruno ; Oliveira, Graziela Lopes de ; Corrêa, Aurea Christina de Paula ; Higarashi, Ieda Harumi
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Gender Identity; Nursing; Mother-Child Relations; Women’s Health.
Objective: to describe the experiences of nursing mothers in the reconciliation of their social roles. Methods: this is a qualitative study with 10 nursing mothers. Participants were selected using the snowball method, and through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed by the content analysis. Results: the data found led to the configuration of three categories: Learning to be a mother, Reconciling the different social roles: being a mother, wife and professional, and The father as an active participant in raising children. Conclusion:although maternity is considered an important milestone in the life of the subjects, they highlighted the resumption of professional life as a condition for the achievement of self-esteem and better social interaction, even with the emergence of difficulties such as return to work, absence in their families and the configuration of a support network.
