Formal Social Support for a Group of Mothers with Children under Age One

Authors

  • Sofia Berlanga-Fernandez Author Centro de Atención Primaria de Salud Amadeo Torner. Instituto Catalán de la Salud
  • Rosa María Pérez-Cañaveras Author Factultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alicante
  • María Flores Vizcaya-Moreno Author Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alicante.
  • Rosa Maria Tarrés-Cansado Author Ayuntamiento de Hospitalet

Keywords:

Maternal and child health, qualitative research, primary health care, nursing care, nusing

Abstract

Objective: Formal social support for a group of mothers with children under age one is analyzed in this research. Method: A qualitative, descriptive study of an interpretive nature was conducted in which ten women participated in a focus group that met on sevenoccasions. Results: A content analysis of the group’s dynamics showed formal informative support is the most common and is difficult to separate from emotional support. Through informative support, professionals address issues related to health promotion and diseaseprevention, and accompany mothers in this capacity. Conclusion: For mothers, the formal support provided by members of the nursingstaff is positive and perceived as a reinforcement of their experience with motherhood, and should be framed in a cultural context.

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Author Biographies

Rosa María Pérez-Cañaveras, Factultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alicante

Profesora Titular del Departamento de Enfermería

María Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alicante.

Profesora Titular del Departamento de Enfermería

Rosa Maria Tarrés-Cansado, Ayuntamiento de Hospitalet

Área Servicios Sociales

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Published

2013-08-21

How to Cite

Berlanga-Fernandez, S., Pérez-Cañaveras, R. M., Vizcaya-Moreno, M. F., & Tarrés-Cansado, R. M. (2013). Formal Social Support for a Group of Mothers with Children under Age One. Aquichan, 13(2). Retrieved from https://aquichan.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/aquichan/article/view/2089

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2013)

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