Fotografia newborn : uma estratégia de enfrentamento utilizada na assistência ao recém-nascido.

Abstract

The arrival of a baby can bring many changes to a family, however when parents are faced with the need of a NICU admission changes occur in their feelings, the expectations of the arrival of the baby and future planning are replaced by the fear of losing their child and anguish. The health care model has gone through changes, before focused only on the pathology begins to cover humanized care making the children and their families the central focus, being necessary to invest in humanized actions involving emotional experiences and support for parents at this time vulnerable. This research aimed to describe the feelings experienced by parents and by the multidisciplinary team involved in the project called "Pequenos Valentes" ("Little Brave Babies"). Besides knowing their perceptions and identify their contributions for the project. The research was drawn from the knowledge of the project "Pequenos Valentes" which through a blog shares stories of babies admitted to the intermediate care and NICU by conducting photo shoots in newborn style. The project purpose is to soften the image of hospitalized babies and provide parents the experience of a charming and beautiful moment, marking an important stage in the life of the father-mother-child triad. The study was developed with an exploratory qualitative approach with a descriptive character. The interpretation of the data was performed through content analysis in which four categories were identified, comprising the proposed objectives. The results revealed that the project "Pequenos Valentes" provides benefits both parents and the multidisciplinary team. Which highlighted the importance of the project to the parents helping them coping the child's hospitalization, the project also promotes team unity and helps in maintaining a harmonious working environment. In this way the project can innovate as strategy for humanization.