Parenting: From Maternal Myth to Possible Love
Abstact This text brings some reflections on parenthood and perinatality as independent dimensions. The birth of a child does not necessarily imply the birth of a mother. From this, it is discussed that entry into the parental position depends on an act of naming, which is irreversible. For the disc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de Brasília
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-37722025000200810&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Abstact This text brings some reflections on parenthood and perinatality as independent dimensions. The birth of a child does not necessarily imply the birth of a mother. From this, it is discussed that entry into the parental position depends on an act of naming, which is irreversible. For the discussion, we use a clinical case attended by the Perinatal Listening Project, at the Center for Assistance and Psychological Studies at the University of Brasília. The case refers to a 23-year-old postpartum woman, who complains of difficulty in feeling affection for her newborn daughter “I don’t feel love for her”. A great idealization of motherhood was noticed, as well as barriers to assume the parental position. |
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| ISSN: | 1806-3446 |