Objective:

To describe the activities of popular care in the face of emotional situations in the family unit of hypertensive adolescent pregnant women who consulted a health service provider institute in the municipality of Sincelejo (Sucre - Colombia) 2017-2018.

Method:

Qualitative ethnographic study, with the participation of 13 people to whom in-depth semi-structured surveys were applied.

Results:

Various popular care activities related to the emotional situation (feelings of anger, sadness, crying, fear, joy, tranquility, worry and despair) emerged, such as listening to music, attending religious events and talking with family members.

Conclusions:

The popular care activities carried out by pregnant adolescents based on emotional situations, allowed them to achieve well-being and satisfaction in their cultural environment. Therefore, it is essential to know popular care to provide humanized nursing care in a dynamic way when offering care at the home and at the hospital level.

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