Acompanhamento dos bebês de alto risco em serviços de saúde: compromisso a favor da vida

Abstract

Objective: to identify the reasons that lead mothers of high-risk babies to abandon follow-up at the High-Risk
Outpatient Clinic, throughout the first year of life. Method: descriptive and exploratory study, qualitative in nature, conducted
with 16 mothers of babies who were followed at the High Risk Outpatient Clinic linked to the Rede Mãe Paranaense Program.
Data collection took place between August and September 2020, through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content
analysis, thematic modality. Results: Two categories emerged: Abandonment of high-risk child monitoring: lack of knowledge
linked to lack of social support; Anxiety in the face of the unknown: mothers' experience after birth. Conclusion: the reasons
related to maternal, family, social aspects and characteristics of health services can influence the abandonment of child care.