There is plenty of evidence that the separation between mother and child during the hospitalization process negatively influences the mother-child interaction, thus generating a delay in the consolidation of the bond between them and the development of the maternal identity. Therefore, it is very common that when the child´s discharge from the hospital is announced, the mothers feel happy but insecure and do not trust their abilities to successfully take care of the infants at home.
Hay evidencia de que la separación durante la hospitalización interfiere con la interacción madre-hijo ocasionando retraso en el establecimiento del apego y desarrollo de la identidad maternal.Por esto, es común que al momento de anunciar el egreso del niño del hospital, las madres se sientan felices pero inseguras y desconfíen de sus posibilidades para cuidar exitosamente al niño en casa.