[Reflecting about congenital malformation]

PONSETI METHOD IN BRAZIL: FIRST TEN YEARS OF A CLUBFOOT WEBSITE - USERS PROFILE

Objective:

To analyze the profiles of the individuals who access the website regarding congenital clubfoot (CC) information and the first ten years of Ponseti method implementation in Brazil.

Methods:

This is a retrospective documentary study, with quantitative database analysis, from 2002 to 2012. Parents or caregivers completed a semi-structured questionnaire regarding the main difficulties encountered, the search for different professionals in the area, and what were the main questions the reader might have when searching on a technical website.

Results:

In total, 94% of participants had a family member or acquaintance with CC, most participants were women (74%), higher education level (40%), married (75%), income above one minimum wage (80%), working in administrative positions (21%,) and living in the urban area (99%). Of the participants, 44% sought three or more physicians at the beginning of treatment, and an average of 77% of the participants used health insurance or a private physician.

Conclusion:

The participants’ profile regarding CC is composed of women, married, living in urban areas, predominantly from Southeastern Brazil, higher education level, with income above 1.5 minimum wages, and who were treating their children with a private physician. Level of Evidence II, Retrospective study.

Early stimulation in the development of children with microcephaly: maternal perception

OBJECTIVE

To know the maternal perception about early stimulation and its repercussion in the development of the child with microcephaly associated with zika virus.

METHOD

A qualitative study was carried out from June to August 2017 with five mothers of children diagnosed with microcephaly associated with zika virus. The data were collected through individual interviews with semi-structured script and evaluated by the content analysis, in its thematic modality.

RESULTS

Mothers recognized the benefits and the advances in the development of the child after the beginning of the early stimulation. It is noteworthy that the difficulty of transportation was the main reason for the lack of attendance at consultations, and that the short time of stimulation was the main weakness of the service.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

The recognition of maternal perception and the difficulties and weaknesses of the service can contribute to the elaboration of public policies and the planning of holistic care for children with microcephaly and their families.

Sentimentos de mulheres-mães diante da cirurgia neonatal nas malformações congênitas

O estudo buscou compreender os sentimentos vivenciados por mulheres-mães diante da cirurgia neonatal de seus filhos, portadores de malformações congênitas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, baseada no método história de vida. Utilizou a entrevista aberta entre 18 mulheres-mães de recém-nascidos submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos no período neonatal. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre julho e agosto de 2009. A análise temática das narrativas apontou para a expectativa de "normalização" da criança e das trajetórias de vida das mulheres. A experiência de hospitalização é ambígua: ao passo que desejam e criam grande expectativa perante o ato cirúrgico, sentem-se em conflito com múltiplos medos (da morte, da anestesia e da cronicidade). No processo de cuidado aos portadores de malformações congênitas cirúrgicas, a enfermagem deve considerar não apenas a visão técnica, mas, sobretudo, os sentimentos ambíguos expressos pelas mulheres-mães, em uma importante fase de construção de vínculos afetivos junto ao seu filho.