COVID-19 pandemic and care for premature / underweight children at home

• Grant number: 20/11216-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): December 01, 2020
• Effective date (End): November 30, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Pediatric Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Monika Wernet
• Grantee: Gabriele Petruccelli
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Establishing care for children born at risk in a pandemic context is challenging and conducive to uncertainty. The present study has the general objective: to understand the establishment of maternal care in the homes of children born preterm and / or of low weight, in the context of the pandemic by COVID-19. An exploratory study with a qualitative approach is proposed, based on the references of symbolic interactionism and thematic analysis. It is intended to interview women, mothers of children born preterm and / or of low weight, who are at home developing care for them. The results are expected not only to contribute to health practices in support of the process of becoming a mother to these children, but also to reach out to child growth and development. Still, they increase the existing knowledge in the area.