Abstract This qualitative study aimed to characterize the life context and the meanings attributed to the migration process of Haitian families. Seven Haitian mothers who had children in Brazil participated in the research. In data collection, the combination of in-depth interview and Genogram Mecha were used. The organization and analysis of the data were based on the Grounded Theory and the help of the Atlas.ti 22.1.0 software, from which five categories of analysis emerged. The results showed that the living condition in Haiti was configured as a stressor in the family life cycle and drove the migratory process. It was identified that migration meant the possibility of a life with more security, access to health services, quality education, and job opportunities. It was observed that ambivalence of feelings accompanied the whole migratory process, which, added to the language barrier and the grief experienced, strained the decision to migrate and the arrival in Brazil. families research collection indepth depth used Atlasti Atlas ti 2210 22 1 0 22.1. software emerged security services education opportunities experienced 221 2 22.1 22.

Resumo Este estudo qualitativo objetivou caracterizar o contexto de vida e os significados atribuídos ao processo migratório de famílias haitianas. Participaram da pesquisa sete haitianas, mães, que tiveram filhos no Brasil. Na coleta dos dados, utilizou-se a combinação da entrevista em profundidade e Meca Genograma. A organização e a análise dos dados tiveram como base a Grounded Theory e o auxílio do software Atlas.ti 22.1.0, da qual emergiram cinco categorias de análise. Os resultados evidenciaram que a condição de vida no Haiti configurou-se como estressor do ciclo vital familiar e impulsionou o processo migratório. Identificou-se que a migração significou a possibilidade de vida com mais segurança, o acesso aos serviços de saúde, a educação de qualidade e as oportunidades de emprego. Observou-se que a ambivalência de sentimentos acompanhou todo o processo migratório, que somada à barreira linguística e aos lutos vivenciados, tensionaram a decisão de migrar e a chegada ao Brasil. haitianas mães Brasil utilizouse utilizou se Genograma Atlasti Atlas ti 2210 22 1 0 22.1.0 configurouse configurou Identificouse Identificou segurança saúde emprego Observouse Observou vivenciados 221 2 22.1. 22.1 22.

RESUMEN Este artículo da cuenta de una aproximación al fenómeno de duelo migratorio de las madres migrantes en Chile. Entre 2021 y 2022 se realizó un estudio cualitativo y exploratorio sustentado en el interaccionismo simbólico, en el que se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a 39 madres migrantes: 18 de origen venezolano, 11 peruano y 9 haitiano. A partir del análisis de contenido temático y de la teorización, se obtuvieron tres categorías de análisis: 1) la pérdida de los vínculos y la lejanía con el origen, 2) expectativas versus realidad y 3) validando sobreesfuerzos. Las madres migrantes manifiestan el duelo migratorio con distintos matices según su país de origen e imprimen en cada una de sus experiencias, en mayor o menor grado, el desarraigo y la ausencia de redes de apoyo como principal detonante de la tristeza que viven día a día. Esta tristeza se acrecienta al negociar su ideal de criar personalmente a sus hijos e hijas en pro de la subsistencia material para alcanzar la ansiada vida mejor, para la cual validan el sobreesfuerzo como estrategia de superación. Estas presiones traen consigo consecuencias psíquicas y físicas que impiden la elaboración del duelo migratorio, comprometiendo su salud mental y la de sus hijos e hijas.

ABSTRACT This article presents an approach to the phenomenon of migratory mourning of migrant mothers in Chile. Between 2021 and 2022, a qualitative exploratory study based on symbolic interactionism was carried out, in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with 39 migrant mothers of Venezuelan (18), Peruvian (11) and Haitian (9) origin. Based on a theoretically-informed thematic analysis, three analytical categories emerged: 1) the loss of social ties and distance to their place of origin; 2) expectations versus reality; and 3) the validation of overexertion. Migrant mothers express migratory mourning with varying levels of nuance depending on their country of origin, and to a greater or lesser degree signify their experiences in terms of uprooting and the absence of support networks, which they identify as the main cause of the sadness they experience on a daily basis. This sadness increases when they negotiate their ideals regarding the upbringing of their sons and daughters in favor of material subsistence in order to achieve the goals of a better life, and for which they justify overexertion as a strategy for improvement. These pressures bring with them psychological and physical consequences and interfere with their processes of migratory mourning, compromising their mental health and that of their children.