Bond creating with the adolescent mother: glimpsing child care

Abstract

Objective: this article aims to describe the relationship and bond formation among the nurse and the teenage mother in the process of childcare consultation. Methods: qualitative study. Five nurses and three teenagers took part as subjects to the study. Such study was conducted from February to May 2011 in a Basic Health Unit in Fortaleza-CE, using systematic observation and semi-structured interview. The information gathered from the interviews was submitted to the Bardin content analysis method. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the State University of Ceará, on opinion number 04252522-5. Results: category 1: nursing consultation in childcare promotes bonding between the nurse, the mother, the child and the family. Category 2: the nurse reinforces the co-responsibility with the teenage mother. Conclusion: receiving with respect and dignity was mentioned as an important strategy to welcome the teenager and to bond with her.