Introduction: women have increased the consumption of alcohol, affecting their well-being, to this is added the situation of lag they face in receiving specialized treatment, treating their ailments in mutual-help groups, this scenario affects social and gender inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates these conditions, affecting specific life situations of women and their health. Objective: to understand the experience of women who receive support for their recovery due to problems due to alcohol consumption in groups of Alcoholics Anonymous in the context of COVID-19. Method: qualitative study. Sampling by opportunity defined the participation of four women from “AA”. During May 2020, telephone interviews were conducted under informed consent. A thematic analysis was developed and Atlas.ti was used. The perspective on collective health and gender guided the analysis. Results: when analyzing the information, three categories were identified. The first contextualizes the recovery experiences of women. The following categories reveal the situations experienced in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing. The findings were: gender roles and stereotypes are reaffirmed by expressing harassment and discrediting; family burdens and worries increase; participation in its recovery decreased. Discussion and conclusions: in the context of COVID-19, the participation of AA women in their recovery decreased, putting their well-being at risk, despite the fact that international organizations recommended continuing the care of people with mental health problems and incorporating community actions.

Este artículo se propone analizar las experiencias sobre la maternidad y los cuidados de mujeres madres que asisten a grupos de apoyo mutuo en la Ciudad de México y el Estado de México para autoatender los daños asociados al alcohol. A partir del marco conceptual de la salud colectiva y la perspectiva de género, se concibe que la condición de género y socioeconómica inciden en la determinación social del alcoholismo y en el proceso salud-enfermedad-atención-cuidado. Desde este enfoque, de mayo de 2020 a enero de 2021, se realizó un estudio cualitativo, en el que se entrevistó a diez mujeres elegidas bajo ciertos criterios y se realizó observación no participante en un grupo femenino Alcohólicos Anónimos. Entre los principales resultados, se reconoce una trayectoria de abuso de alcohol y su atención, concatenada con la trayectoria de cuidados. Este hallazgo delimitó la categoría de “ruptura en el cuidado” para develar el maltrato, la precarización de vida y salud de las mujeres y sus hijos e hijas.