Abstract

CRISOSTOMO, Kelly Nunes; GROSSI, Fabiana Regina da Silva  and  SOUZA, Rafaela dos Santos. The social representations of maternity for mothers of children with disabilities. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.3, pp. 79-96. ISSN 2177-093X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v0i0.608.

The discovery in pregnancy of a child with a disability may have effects mainly on the feelings of the mothers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the representations of motherhood for mothers of children with disabilities in a public school in the municipality of Barreiras, BA. This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research. The instrument used was the semistructured interview and data collection was performed with 14 mothers, and the Social Representations theory was used to study the data obtained. It was identified that there is a search for the "ideal" child and the arrival of a child with a disability generates negative feelings, such as shock, fear and sadness. Moreover, they still have to deal with the difficulties in a prejudiced society. Therefore, interventions and psychological support should be considered in order to reduce the obstacles encountered, as well as to promote a better quality of life for these women since the diagnosis of the child's disability.

Keywords : social representations; maternity; children with disabilities.

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