Expectativas e desafios de acadêmicas que engravidaram durante a graduação em uma instituição de ensino superior na região metropolitana de Goiânia no ano de 2019-2020

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Motherhood brings with it several additional responsibilities for women, in addition to the physiological and psychological changes inherent in this period of their life, one of them is the reduction of time dedicated to studies. Although it should not be thought that pregnancy makes a woman incapable of carrying out her daily activities, it is seen that many women work and study until a short time before the birth of their babies. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify the challenges faced by academic women who became pregnant during graduation at a private HEI located in the metropolitan region of Goiânia - GO in 2019-2020. METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach to the data, which was developed through an online questionnaire of Google Forms. RESULTS: The results point to the expression of several feelings that affect women who become pregnant during graduation, such as fear and anxiety, but also to the motivation that arises along with these obstacles, in addition to the challenges of reconciling academic life with pregnancy , facing difficulties, such as the accumulation of functions, and later the raising of children. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: It is evident that although planned or not, pregnancy brings difficulties with following the plans previously established, however, it also provides women with a full phase of emotions, and these feelings can be motivation or discouragement for these mothers, and this will influence the decision to persist even in the face of difficulties.