Abstract

MENDES, Ana Beatriz Correia; MARTINS, Karla Patrícia Holanda  and  MELO, Eleonora Pereira. "Science of the mother": modes of cinical care with premature babies in the light of the psychoanalytic theory. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.1, pp. 03-16. ISSN 2177-093X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v12i1.713.

This article aims to investigate the clinical care modalities with premature newborn infants admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), in the light of the theoretical framework of psychoanalysis, considering the processes of instituting the subject and pointing to possible contributions to care in mental health of babies. The psychoanalytically oriented listening and the observations guided by the use of the Risk Indicators for Child Development (IRDI) instrument compose the notes of the field diary and allowed the presentation of vignettes that illustrate the construction of possible clinical work devices. It stands out the importance of supporting the space of listening in which the familiar discourse on the baby, making possible the production of singular narratives.

Keywords : premature babies; psychic constitution; clinical care; mental health; IRDI.

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