There are few researches about the accompaniment of the parturient that wish to donate their newborn child and the importance of this accompaniment lies on the support to the donation decision. The target of this research was describe a set of procedure used with 24 parturient that had shown interest in donating their newborn child (N.C.) from 1996 until 1998 in a School-Hospital of Brazil, Campinas (São Paulo) as well as some social characteristics of this women. Most part ot them had low social and economic leveI and average age 25,5 years. Great part of these subjects were unemployed and didn't have income (79,2%) and 66,6% was single, 12,5% married, 8,3% lived together, 8,3% divorced and 4,1% separated. There was in this set of procedure an interview with a Psychologist and a Social Assistant, to require econamical, psychological and social aspects as well as some variables of the donation intention. The subjects were followed individually in order to help them in their choice of donating or not. Among the 24 cases that required accompaniment, 50% didn't donate the babies, 41,6% donated and 8,3% of the children died before ending procedure. This set of procedures helps the parturient face the donation decision and the consequences ot this stressful moment of their lives.
Parturient; Donation; Procedure; Newborn child