The present ethnographic case study is a qualitative study whose purpose is to analyze the dynamics of home family care given to newborns in Pirai, RJ, Brazil. Data was collected from 18 families with newborns registered at a Family Health Unit. Data collection instruments included open interviews, records of family members at the Family Health Strategy, and participant observation. Thematic analysis revealed three categories: the psychological dimension of home family care for newborns; the bio-socio-cultural dimension of family care for newborns, and family care for newborns and their interface with delivery and the postpartum period. In this study, the psychological and bio-socio-cultural dimensions of familial care are present in different newborn care scenarios. We conclude that in order to care for newborns and their families in their entireties, it is necessary to rethink the cultures entwined in family care and professional care
Family; Newborn; Nursing care