Experiência materna frente ao cuidado com o filho com paralisia cerebral: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Cerebral Palsy is classified as a multifactorial case, which can be caused by prematurity, intrauterine disorders, neonatal encephalopathy and kernicterus. Faced with the child's cerebral palsy diagnosis, the mother faces denial, which often leads to underestimating the child's situation, imposing barriers to care. The study aimed to understand the maternal experiences regarding the care of the child diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This is an integrative literature review, using the terms child care, cerebral palsy and mother-child relationship, with the search for publications in the Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases, with 11 articles selected. were organized in a table for later discussion of the results. In view of the results, the data were organized into four categories: maternal burden and support networks; difficulties in the face of maternal care; routine of care for the child, and; maternal feelings and psychological factors. It was observed that maternal experiences are multiple, directly interfering in the mother's routine, causing her to undergo significant changes, giving a new meaning to her life.