A maternagem durante o puerpério: uma revisão sistemática da Literatura

Abstract

This research aims to discuss the experience of motherhood during the postpartum period. A systematic review of the national literature on the topic was carried out by searching the databases available on the Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online), Periódicos Capes (through CAFe Access) and PEPSIC (Electronic Journals in Psychology) portals. After selection and analysis of the material obtained in the searches, 11 articles published between 2018 and 2022 were discussed in this study. As a result, it was found that motherhood during the puerperal period is a time that can give rise to ambivalent feelings since the puerperium is a phase that accompanies intense transformations in mothers' lives. In turn, mothers' difficulties and experiences of emotional ambivalence influence the development of the mother-baby bond, but do not prevent it from being built. The support network is important for promoting the health of the dyad. The results found allow us to conclude that social factors are not dissociated from the subjective experience of motherhood. Therefore, it is necessary for studies to address psychosocial aspects, such as age, race, and social class, investigating how they affect mothering and mothers' health from their own perspectives.