Comunicación de la noticia del nacimiento de un ni？o o ni？a con Síndrome de Down: el efecto de una predicción desalentadora

objective: to know how health workers give the news of the birth of a child with down syndrome (ds). methodology: qualitative, ethnographic. involved 20 mothers and one grandmother were semistructured interviews and field observations. results: the news of the birth of the child with ds occurs in a cold, dehumanized, from an unresolved disability. discussions: mothers perceived health workers disregard for their circumstances. most will convey the idea of an abnormal child with a disability that will create many problems. the way that mother receive the news is not conducive to meeting with the child, and puts in uncertainty the future vision of mother-child relationship. conclusions: the health academically untrained to break the news of the birth of a child with ds and sensitivity to support her in meeting her son. recommendations: to prepare students in the areas of health to provide different types of news in humanizing environment in which it has much value as the biological and social psicoafective.