Influências intergeracionais no cuidado ao recémnascido de comunidade quilombola

Abstract

The study aimed to know intergenerational influences in the care to the newborn in a quilombola community from Bahia. To know the state of art on the theme, a literature review was held crossing three topics so-called: the family as a care context to the newborn; quilombolas’ communities; the family and cultural aspects intergenerational transmitted. In the methodological procedure it was decided for a descriptive and exploratory research with qualitative approach that took place at the quilombola community of Praia Grande, Ilha de Mare- BA. The collaborators were grandmothers, mothers, fathers and other family members of infants until 01 year old, from the quilombola community, who takes care or took care of the child, in the neonatal period, thus, we used the criterion of saturation for the delimitation of the participants. Data collection was carried out in June 2014, and 08 families were part of this study, in which eight mothers, three fathers, one aunt, three grandparents and one greatgrandmother, were interviewed, making a total of 16 respondents. To collect the information, a semi-structured interview, a genogram, and the field diary were used. The data analysis was outlined through the content analysis of Bardin. It is highlighted that all ethical aspects were respected, according to Resolution 466/2012 of the National Council on Health, and it was only initiated after the Ethics Committee approval directed by Platform Brazil, under CAAE: 16594413.8.0000.5531. The results showed that many of the customs and traditions are preserved and maintained generationally, demonstrating the influence of cultural values on intergenerational family system, in the care process. The study also reveals that the knowledge and mothers care practices are built and guided by both scientific and popular knowledge when observed that the care of the umbilical stump had a practice discontinued between the generations, which suggests that popular and scientific knowledge permeate the health care practices in the community. The conclusion of this study does not end with these reflections, because we believe that we are facing a complex issue influenced by culture, care, family, the intergenerationality. Thus, in this community, health professionals should direct and reframe the care to the newborn based on scientific principles, but linked to popular knowledge transmitted intergenerational, so that knowledge come closer, build and rebuild, on the respect for diversity.