The links between patients and health professionals in a public hospital specialized in high cliff fetal pregnancy and high complexity diseases were investigated, aiming to found the actions that could positively contribute to the therapeutic process in the mental health field, concerning the links between patients and health professionals that include professional and affective care, warm atmosphere and communication spaces the hospital setting. The research used qualitative methodology (participant observation and speech analysis), focusing the attendance routines in this maternity. The investigation subjects were mothers, families and professionals. Results indicate the importance of the attention and the link between health professionals and pregnant women, and could contribute to the construction of a possible link between parents and babies in adverse situations.
Bound; Therapeutic touch; Physician-patient relation; Perinatal care