Maternal health care for migrant women poses new challenges to countries
in the WHO European Region. Migrant women tend to have worse perinatal
health outcomes as a result of migration conditions, socioeconomic needs,
health status, language or health literacy. These women may manifest different
representations and cultural practices associated with motherhood that need to
be understood and respected during nursing care in the host country. The aim
was to explore the meanings attributed by migrant women to nursing interventions
implemented during prenatal care to postpartum period. Qualitative
study using Grounded Theory. Thirty interviews were conducted with pregnant
migrant women and mothers from various countries, between February 2015
to December 2016, in Primary Health Care. Emerging coding of data determined
the central category BUILDING TRUST, representative of the use of professional
skills and competencies to help migrant women gain confidence and expose
emotions, insecurities and needs: “Feeling recognized” highlights sensitivity
to cultural differences and transition experiences; “Explaining with simplicity”
by the clarity, simplicity, practical and grounded meaning, contributing to the
acquisition of skills in the exercise of motherhood and a quality of intercultural
communication; “Getting answer”, nurse acting in accordance with the needs
exposed by the Other, promoting autonomy, confidence and satisfaction. The
development of a trusting relationship has emerged as an essential component
of maternal care. The study results may contribute to knowledge and quality of
care indicators by showing the migrant client’s perspective on the care received.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio