Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that often leads to situations of harm to the mother-fetus binomial. Given the potential for complications and morbidities in these pregnant women, it is essential that a multidisciplinary team be involved in pregnancy planning, as well as monitoring the course of the pregnancy and the postpartum period. Owing to the imminent risks of disease worsening along with consequent disabilities, these women may experience psychological and psychosocial impacts conflicting with the psychological demands of pregnancy.Objective: To understand the meanings attributed to pregnancy by women with SLE.Design: A qualitative design with face-to-face interview following a semi-structured script of open-ended questions.Setting: A specialized outpatient clinic where during prenatal care, women with stable disease undergo scheduled appointments. Participants:The sample was intentionally composed of women visiting a specialized outpatient clinic from July 2017 to July 2018. The participants (N = 26) were interviewed in depth, with no refusal. Thematic analysis according to the 7 steps of qualitative analysis was conducted using NVivo 11.Findings: Four categories were identified: (1) unplanned pregnancy and nonuse of contraception, (2) feeling healthy despite a doctor's warning of the disease worsening because of pregnancy, (3) joy coupled with fear of the future and pregnancy, and (4) self-perception and straight perception. Conclusions:The experiences of pregnant women with SLE are permeated by ambiguous feelings. These women feel healthy because they can bear a child despite the chronic disease diagnosis and, at the same time, experience fear and insecurity owing to the imminent possibility of disease-related disabilities and limitations. They especially wish to experience motherhood, and they strive for safety and support.Implications for practice: Health teams must be structured to welcome and advise these women in planning relationships and pregnancy, as well as choosing the best contraceptive methods and making optimal reproductive decisions. The development of strategies to deal with changes in the perinatal period may be helpful, as these women are willing to take care of themselves.

In postpartum, women experience major changes in their lives; they are forced to deal with new internal and external demands for attention and care for themselves and the baby. Postpartum feeding also suffers changes in this stage of life, because women find more barriers to healthy eating, which can put them at greater risk of overweight or obesity. This is a qualitative study, through in-depth semi-directed interviews in an intentional sample with postpartum women with obesity, closed by saturation and qualitative content analysis. Sixteen women were included. Three categories emerged from this analysis: (1) from pregnancy to postpartum: changes in body and eating behavior; (2) eating to fill the void of helplessness felt during the postpartum period; and (3) breastfeeding and baby feeding. Women with obesity eat to relieve unpleasant feelings during the postnatal period. The postpartum period is an opportune moment to introduce long-term changes in the eating behaviors and mental wellbeing of these women. Healthcare teams need to restructure to provide more focused follow-up care for women with obesity during the postnatal period in terms of their physical and emotional health.

Objective: To analyze the meanings attributed by nursing professionals in psychiatry to spirituality and its relationship with care. Method: Clinical-qualitative, with appreciation of symbolic meanings. We interviewed 18 individuals for a semi-structured script of open questions and the data were analyzed in the light of psychoanalytic hermeneutics. The discussion was undertaken with the overlap of understanding of the sacred symbol, psychological and the meaning of life. Results: Different spiritualities are interposed by personal restlessness and the experience of transience. Spirituality aids in social functions, personal balance and commitment to endure the anguish of transience. Among professionals, it has been shown as an ethical-combative attitude to evil forms, but there is a restriction in dealing with patients' spirituality. Final considerations: The meanings pointed to the limits of human reason, resembling caregivers and patients in subjective conditions by which they avoid spirituality in psychiatry. It is suggested that spiritual attention be given to professionals. Descriptors: Spirituality; Psychiatric Nursing; Mental Health; Holistic Nursing; Religion and Psychology. RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar os signifi cados atribuídos por profi ssionais de enfermagem em psiquiatria à espiritualidade e sua relação com o cuidado. Método: Clínico-qualitativo, com apreciação dos signifi cados simbólicos. Entrevistou-se 18 sujeitos por um roteiro semiestruturado de questões abertas e os dados foram analisados à luz da hermenêutica psicanalítica. A discussão se empreendeu com a sobreposição do entendimento do símbolo sagrado, psicológico e do sentido da vida. Resultados: Distintas espiritualidades se interpõem pela inquietação pessoal e a experiência com a transitoriedade. A espiritualidade ajuda nas funções sociais, no equilíbrio pessoal e no empenho em suportar as angústias da transitoriedade. Entre os profi ssionais, se mostrou como uma atitude ético-combativa às formas maléfi cas, mas há restrição em lidar com a espiritualidade dos pacientes. Considerações fi nais: Os signifi cados apontaram para os limites da razão humana, assemelhando cuidadores e pacientes em condições subjetivas pelas quais evitam a espiritualidade em psiquiatria. Sugere-se atenção espiritual para os profi ssionais. Descritores: Espiritualidade; Enfermagem Psiquiátrica; Saúde Mental; Enfermagem Holística; Religião e Psicologia. RESUMENObjetivo: Analizar los signifi cados atribuidos por profesionales de enfermería en psiquiatría a la espiritualidad y su relación con el cuidado. Método: Clínico-cualitativo, con estimación de los signifi cados simbólicos. Fueron entrevistados 18 sujetos por un itinerario semiestructurado de preguntas abiertas y los datos analizados a la luz de la hermenéutica psicoanalítica. La discusión se emprendió con la superposición del entendimiento del símbolo sagrado, psicológico y del sentido de la vida. Resultados: Distintas espiritualidades se interponen por la inquietud personal y la experiencia con la tran...

Background: The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is highly infectious, with the recent World Health Organization decree confirming a global public health emergency. The outcomes related to maternal and fetal health among pregnant women infected with the virus are still poorly understood. The world population has been waiting for answers and remains constantly alert about the pandemic's progress. It is not yet known what impact this pandemic experience will have on the population's mental health, especially pregnant women. Method: We aim to understand and discuss the experiences of women who were infected by COVID-19 during pregnancy, in relation to the illness process, community relations, and social media influences. This is a qualitative study in which we will interview women who were infected by COVID-19 during pregnancy and received medical care from a tertiary university hospital specializing in women's health in Brazil. We will use the techniques of Semi-Directed Interviews of Open and In-depth Questions, socio-demographic and health data sheets, and Field Diaries. We will use purposive sampling and the criterion of theoretical saturation for its construction. The interviews will be conducted by phone or video call, with audio recorded for later transcription. The treatment of the data will be completed through Thematic Analysis and discussed in light of the Health Psychology framework, with the production of categories that answer the proposed research questions. Discussion: It is expected that the results contribute to the understanding about the demands that come to the health professional of women infected by COVID-19 during pregnancy in a pandemic situation. Resumo em Português (Portuguese abstract): Introdução: A doença causada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19) é altamente infecciosa, com a recente declaração da Organização Mundial de Saúde confirmando emergência global de saúde pública. Os desfechos relacionados a saúde materno-fetal entre gestantes infectadas pelo vírus ainda são pouco conhecidos. A população mundial tem aguardado respostas e se mantém constantemente em alerta sobre o progresso da pandemia. Ainda não se sabe qual será o impacto da experiência da pandemia sobre a saúde mental da população, especialmente entre mulheres grávidas.

Objetivos: investigar y discutir publicaciones acerca del soporte relacionado al duelo de padres que vivencian la pérdida del hijo neonato. Material y método: revisión crítica de literatura con búsqueda en las bases de datos CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO y Scopus, de artículos publicados entre enero del 2010 y julio del 2017, utilizando análisis temática para el tratamiento de los datos recolectados. Resultados: se diseñaron tres categorías temáticas: 1) apoyo y soporte a los padres que vivencian la experiencia de la pérdida del hijo neonato; 2) sentimientos de los padres ante situaciones de muerte y duelo, y 3) participación de los padres en el proceso de tratamiento y pronóstico del hijo. Se destacaron algunas necesidades: mejor preparo de los profesionales, comunicación adecuada; formación de memoria del neonato, vínculo de los padres en el proceso de muerte. Conclusiones: se evidencia la diversidad cultural en la experiencia de duelo, la que se debe considerar en el cuidado al enlutado; la continuidad del vínculo con familiares luego del proceso de muerte/morir del neonato puede ser fuente de prevención de trastornos durante el duelo. Reflexionar sobre directrices, políticas y formación curricular ampliada puede traer diferencial al equipo de salud en la asistencia al duelo y, por ende, a la salud mental.