Ensino da paternidade na unidade neonatal em um hospital público de ensino no discurso dos profissionais de saúde

Abstract

This end-of-course academic work of the Professional Master in Health Teaching of the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Alagoas is composed of an article, resulting from the research entitled "Teaching fatherhood in the Neonatal Unit of a public teaching hospital in the discourse of health professionals" and three educational products, results of the aforementioned research. The study's main goal was to know the discursive practices about teaching fatherhood in a neonatal unit. In order to reach this goal, individualized and semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven professionals working in a unit of a public teaching hospital. Three analytical categories were built: "Fatherhood: a gender issue and the (non) inclusion of the father in the care of the newborn", "Formative journey in teaching fatherhood" and "Health practices in the daily work that contribute to the teaching of fatherhood". From the results and analysis of this research, three technical educational products were developed: two educational videos entitled "The father in the neonatal unit", which has as its main objective to share knowledge regarding the inclusion of fathers in neonatal unit care and "Father, your presence makes a difference!", which contains information about the Companion Law. The third product is a proposal for an online conversation circle, entitled "Neonatal unit is also a place for the father/partner", with the purpose of helping in the reflection and exchange of experiences related to the insertion of the father in the neonatal unit. With this research we hope to help improve practices that strengthen the teaching and inclusion of fathers in care in the Neonatal Unit, in addition to broadening the debate on the paternal role in situations of hospitalization of the newborn, and beyond.