Mothers mothering in prison: an experience report of the nursing care project.

OBJECTIVES: to report the experience of designing and implementing the nursing care project with mothers and babies in prison. METHODS: this is an experience report about the nursing care project with mothers and children in prison, having as a guiding axis Winnicottian concepts about the mother-baby relationship. RESULTS: nursing consultations were held in childcare, thematic conversation circles and the manufacture of artifacts to encourage child development, as well as women's health care. The positive impact of the project has made it a health education program. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: elaborating the nursing care project encouraged other ways of providing care and implementing it, using Winnicottian concepts. It is recommended that training institutions consider the prison and the individuals there as a field in the learning process of health professionals.