Abstract
Objective: To understand the maternal feelings triggered by the discovery of microcephaly in the child. Methods: The method exploratory, descriptive, with qualitative approach was used, which was developed in a health institution, considered a reference in the care of microcephaly, located in the city of Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil. Results: In the discourse of participants about the feelings they experienced, when they discovered that their child had microcephaly, the prevalence of diverse emotions, peculiar to each participant, was noticeable when faced with the discovery of the pathology in the child. Given the maternal reports it was noticeable that it is not easy for the family, especially for the mother, to abruptly change her routine, to leave work and to be periodically taking her child to consultations, especially when this care requires a difficult locomotion to the family. Conclusion: From the research, it could be stated that the daily life of a woman, mother of a child with microcephaly, is too dense, because there are several prejudices present in society, because she starts to deal with aspects of malformation and posthospital difficulties, which become a complex reality.