A arte de cuidar: espiritualidade do cuidado na relação mãe bebê

Abstract

Spirituality of care is a recent concept present in many fields of study, as Healthcare, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology. Leonardo Boff's views offers to us an understanding about spirituality not restricted to its religious aspect. He tries to understand what the spirit is, expanding our perception of humanity and its translation into a body which feels alive. In this sense, care is understood as the human foundation. This work aims to elucidate how postures of care, coming from a daily awareness of spirituality, can transform mother-child interaction, from fertilization to first childhood. We will focus on childbirth process, because to be born is to pass through a veil which separate two ways of existence. From a spiritual point of view, to conceive, to gestate and give birth to a human being means to renovate life in its primal sense. To be able to experience this moment through a connection with its mistery has been described as deeply transformative, in its individual, familiar and social senses. We will also focus on healthcare professionals involved with gestation and childbirth, as well as men and women dedicated to newborn care. The deep emotion derived from attentive birth generates human and social values connected to a fundamental confidence, contributing to a spiritual daily experience of living and care.