Tornar-se mãe na favela: relatos sobre a experiência da gravidez numa Comunidade do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The present work aims to understand the experience of motherhood from the narrative discourse of young girls living in Morro Santa Marta a slum in the heart of the Southern Zone of Rio de Janeiro - who are experiencing pregnancy for the first time. Therefore, it was important to investigate the concept of motherhood from a socio-historical perspective, emphasizing the Winnicottian approach in which the environment has a fundamental character in the construction of subjectivity. The experience of motherhood in the working classes and a brief history of the slums were also outlined, highlighting Morro Santa Marta. In order to reflect on the subjective aspects related to the experience of becoming a mother, qualitative research was conducted with six randomly chosen women. Careful measures were taken to overcome stereotypes and stigmas that fall on the population, particularly those related to the perception of hearing: the values, perceptions and cultural habits that may be expressed verbally and/or non-verbally