ROMATIZED MOTHERHOOD: EXPECTATIONS OF FEMALE SOCIAL ROLE POST-CONCEPTION

Abstract

The study aimed to understand how the social construction in which women are inserted can generate implications for motherhood. This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, which used field research. The population consisted of 13 participants who were in the puerperal period, users of Primary Care of the public health network in the city of Iguatu-CE. The collection took place from August to November 2020. It is noteworthy that the speeches exposed in the results, portray the existence of a social imposition around the female figure for motherhood, in addition, it refers to some challenges and difficulties arising from after discovering the pregnancy. As for the consequences of romanticization, there is an overload, which can generate a range of feelings, such as anguish, sadness, helplessness, frustration, among others. It appears that motherhood is a unique moment, and the history of each woman and her subjectivity must be taken into account. Therefore, the woman needs support and support from the most significant people in her life.