Abstract
Affective mother-child relations are fundamental for child development, which can be impacted by conditions such as microcephaly, due to Zika virus infection during pregnancy. This study sought to analyze the ensuing repercussions on the mother-child relations and its outcomes for child development. A descriptive study was conducted with nine mothers infected by Zika virus and their newborns, four of them born with microcephaly. All mothers were attended at the Maternity School Hospital of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and answered the Risk Indicators for Child Development. The newborns were evaluated by the Battelle Developmental Inventory 2nd edition. Results show that the mother-child relations presented higher risk for child development when the newborn had microcephaly.
Keywords:
mother-child relation; child development; microcephaly