Partner participation in mother and son care: perception of puerperal women

Abstract

Objective: to reflect the perception of postpartum women about the partner participation to the mother and son care. Method: a descriptive study, qualitative in nature, carried out with 20 postpartum women living in the city of Campo Mourão-PR. Data were collected between February-March 2014, through recorded and subsequently subjected to content analysis thematic semi-structured interviews. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research under protocol 727 405/2014. Results: two categories emerged: Feelings touched upon with the arrival of a new member in the family; Hands promoting livelihood also care. Conclusion: the effective participation of the partner was evidenced by the women. However, the baby care are still incipient and participation is more effective in the postpartum care and domestic tasks.