Fantasies about pregnancy and motherhood reported by fertile adult women under hemodialysis in the Brazilian Southeast: a clinical-qualitative study Fantasías sobre embarazo y maternidad relatadas por mujeres adultas fértiles en hemodiálisis, sudeste de Brasil: un estudio clínico-cualitativo Fantasias sobre gravidez e maternidade relatadas por mulheres adultas férteis em hemodiálise, sudeste do Brasil: um estudo clínico-qualitativo

• Main Authors: Roberta de Carvalho Pinto Nazario (Author), Egberto Ribeiro Turato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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This article discusses hemodialysis experiences in terms of meanings women attribute to several associated phenomena. Renal insufficiency may present a progressive reduction in renal function, in which the kidneys are affected and become unable to remove metabolic material from the blood. Living wit...