[Care in a natural birth center and due compliance with national guidelines]

The scope of this article is to analyze the compliance of the care offered by Casa de Parto David Capistrano Filho-RJ with the recommendations of the National Guidelines for Care in Natural Childbirth. It involved a descriptive cross-sectional study with 952 observations, from 2014 to 2018. This included analysis of compliance using a judgment matrix and then classified as total compliance (≥75.0%), partial compliance (50.0%-74.9%), incipient compliance (49.9%-25.0%) and non-compliance (less than 24.9%). The results of the judgment matrix show that care in the aspects of labor, delivery and newborn care is in full compliance with the recommendations of the Guidelines. The care at the Casa de Parto Birth Center, conducted by obstetric nurses, follows the recommendations of the national guidelines, and has been seen to incorporate a de-medicalized, personalized form of care, which respects the physiology of childbirth. They also develop a model of their own technologies of care, constituting non-invasive technologies of obstetric nursing care.

Disrespect and abuse during childbirth and postpartum depression: a scoping review

This study aims to map, within the scientific literature, the relationship between disrespect and abuse during childbirth and the occurrence of postpartum depression. This is a scoping review designed in accordance with the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The search was performed in Embase, LILACS, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and in the CAPES Portal of Theses and Dissertations. We included studies that investigated the relationship between disrespect and abuse during childbirth with postpartum depression, considering cases diagnosed by physicians and by self-reports via validated scales, without restrictions regarding the year of publication and language. A total of 3,399 publications were identified and, after removing the duplicates and reading the title, abstracts, and the full-texts, seven articles were selected to integrate this review. Studies were published from 2017 onward, in four countries. Women who had experienced disrespect and abuse during childbirth were more likely to experience symptoms of postpartum depression. A standard terminology is necessary for disrespectful and abusive care during childbirth, as well as the elaboration of a measurement instrument that is universally accepted.

Obstetric violence for professionals who assist in childbirth

Abstract Objectives: to know the perception of obstetric violence for professionals who assist in labor and delivery. Methods: the research was qualitative. Research participants were 22 professionals providing or assisting women during labor and delivery. The sample was defined by data saturation. The analysis of the data collected was performed using the proposed content analysis of Bardin. Results: five categories were identified, professionals highlighted the existence of a process of change in childbirth care and the importance of respecting physiology and intervening when necessary. It was evident that verbal violence is one of the most recurrent forms of obstetric violence. The factors identified as determinants for the existence of violence were the interaction between the parturient and the team, the professional’s lack of preparation and institutional problems. Even with several statements about obstetric violence, some professionals stressed not experiencing it in practice. Conclusions: the need to invest in strategies to inhibit obstetric violence and humanize care is perceived through training professionals and guiding women on their rights.

[Racial disparities: an analysis of obstetrical violence among Afro-Brazilian women]

The objective was to understand and analyze the experiences of Afro-Brazilian women regarding pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care. It involves empirical research, with a qualitative approach. Women were interviewed who declared themselves black or colored and were attended in the public health services in the municipalities of the State of Pernambuco. The narratives were collected through semi-structured interviews. The Content Analysis technique was used. The narratives addressed the issues of obstetric violence and institutional racism. The intersection of levels of oppression such as race, class and gender are determinant in interventions and abusive practices in the helathcare that involves childbirth. The conclusion drawn is that structural racism hinders and denies access to black women to their reproductive rights.

Communication Intervention Using Digital Technology to Facilitate Informed Choices at Childbirth in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND

In Brazil and other low- and middle-income countries, excess interventions in childbirth are associated with an increase in preterm and early-term births, contributing to stagnant morbidity and mortality of mothers and neonates. The fact that women often report a negative experience with vaginal childbirth, with physical pain and feelings of unsafety, neglect, or abuse, may explain the high acceptability of elective cesarean sections. The recognition of information needs and of the right to informed choice during childbirth can help change this reality. The internet has been the main source of health information, but its quality is highly variable.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to develop and evaluate an information and communication strategy through a smartphone app with respect to childbirth, to facilitate informed choices for access to safer and evidence-based care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS

A randomized controlled trial, with 2 arms (intervention and control) and a closed, blind, parallel design, will be conducted with a smartphone app designed for behavior and opinion research in Brazil, with women of reproductive age previously registered on the app. After completing an entry questionnaire to verify the eligibility criteria and obtaining ethical consent, approximately 20,000 participants will be randomly allocated to the intervention and control groups at a 1:1 ratio. Participants allocated to the intervention group will be invited to engage in a digital information and communication strategy, which is designed to expand evidence-based knowledge on the advantages and disadvantages of options for labor and childbirth and the safety of the care processes. The information is based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization for a positive childbirth experience and has been updated to include the new challenges and disruptions in maternity care within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The control group will receive information regarding disposable and reusable diapers as a placebo intervention. The groups will be compared in their responses in generating the birth plan and the entry and exit questionnaires, regarding responses less or more aligned with the guidelines for a positive childbirth experience. A qualitative component to map information needs is included.

RESULTS

The digital trial started recruiting participants in late October 2020, and data collection has been projected to be complete by December 2020.

CONCLUSIONS

This study will evaluate an innovative intervention that has the potential to promote better communication between women and providers, such that they can make better choices using an approach suitable for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

The Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry U1111-1255-8683; http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-3g5f9f/.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID)

PRR1-10.2196/25016.

Trajectories of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth: oral history

OBJECTIVE

To describe the trajectory of the insertion of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth in Rio Grande do Sul.

METHOD

An exploratory and qualitative study, with application of thematic oral history. Thirteen obstetric nurses who worked in planned home childbirth in the state participated in the study. Data was collected from December 2019 to March 2020 through interviews and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis.

RESULTS

Two categories emerged: 1) Personal, training and professional experiences that encouraged obstetric nurses to enter planned home childbirth; and 2) The search for autonomy, freedom, protagonism and respect in the care of delivery and birth as stimuli for the insertion of obstetric nurses in the planned home childbirth.

CONCLUSION

Personal, training and professional experiences and dissatisfaction with hospital obstetric care in the state, considered interventionist and physician-centered, encouraged obstetric nurses to enter planned home childbirth.

Violência Obstétrica e Trauma no Parto: O Relato das Mães

Resumo O presente trabalho é parte de pesquisa mais ampla sobre experiências de pais e mães acerca do parto, a partir de um estudo de caso coletivo no qual foram analisados 30 relatos de parto, publicados em blogs pessoais sobre experiências de gestação, parto e parentalidade, dos quais 15 foram escritos por mulheres e 15, por homens. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a experiência denominada violência obstétrica no relato de mães. Assim, nele foram analisados os relatos de cinco mulheres, as únicas que fizeram referência a tal fenômeno. Os resultados apontaram para a falta de suporte do ambiente como um fator constitutivo da experiência de violência obstétrica, e para a escrita dos relatos como recurso de elaboração dessa experiência traumática. Concluímos que procedimentos médicos como a episiotomia, a anestesia e a cesariana, quando realizados de forma rotineira, sem compartilhamento de decisões e sem amparo psíquico, constituem formas de ritualização para manter inconsciente a representação sexual do parto. Tais formas de ritualização conduzem à iatrogenia no parto, causando prejuízos psíquicos à saúde materno-infantil.

Contribuições técnicas e socioculturais da prevenção quaternária para a atenção primária à saúde

Introdução: No contexto do Sistema Único de Saúde, o conceito da prevenção quaternária adentra timidamente os níveis de atenção à saúde, no entanto, sofre expansão significativa no âmbito da atenção primária à saúde. Objetivo: Identificar por meio da sistematização de evidências científicas, as contribuições técnicas e socioculturais da prevenção quaternária no âmbito da atenção primária à saúde no Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de estudos presentes nas bases de dados científicas da Scientific Electronic Library Online, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, biblioteca virtual da Comissão de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal do Nível Superior e MEDLINE via PubMed com a utilização dos descritores “prevenção quaternária” e “atenção primária à saúde”, em inglês e português. Resultados: O corpus de análise foi composto por 22 artigos, sendo que a produção científica sobre o tema se deu de forma mais intensa a partir do ano de 2015 e, em sua maioria, possuíam como abordagem metodológica ensaios teóricos. Dentre as contribuições técnicas destacaram-se a introdução do ensino da prevenção quaternária de modo continuado aos graduandos e profissionais; a construção de protocolos e documentos de amparo profissional; a utilização de modelos explicativos dinâmicos na socialização do quadro clínico; a conduta profissional com os usuários e as contribuições socioculturais envolvendo mudanças na percepção profissional e comunitária sobre o fenômeno saúde-doença, assim como o incentivo a práticas de desmedicalização sociocultural em relação à dor, incapacidade, desconforto, envelhecimento, nascimento e morte. Conclusão: Apesar do reconhecimento das potencialidades da prevenção quaternária, faz-se necessário fortalecer estratégias que possibilitem o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas para fomentar e gerenciar alianças estratégicas com tomadores de decisão, profissionais de saúde e cidadãos, para fomentar a redução de diagnósticos e tratamentos excessivos, contribuindo com a qualidade do cuidado.

Quaternary prevention: a concept relevant to public health? A bibliometric and descriptive content analysis

According to the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), quaternary prevention (P4) is a recent concept that aims to prevent medical overuse. Thus, this study aimed to measure and map research output on P4 as outline research trends, evaluating its current international status through a bibliometric and descriptive content analysis. We reviewed scientific articles on P4 recorded in PubMed, LILACS, SciELO or CINAHL with the outcomes: publication year, first authors' name and nationality, journals' name, country and ranking, publication language, used methods and main reported subjects. The analysis included 65 articles published in 33 journals of 16 countries between 2003 and 2018 with a peak of publications in 2015. The first authors came from 17 different countries, 23% Brazilian, with Uruguay as the leading nation in scientific production per capita. Q1 or Q2 journals amassed 28% of published papers. Bibliographic research comprised 88% of articles and 38% of all focused on specific examples of medical overuse. P4 represents an ethical and valid approach to prevent iatrogenic events and achieve equal and fair access to health services. Conceptual, geographical, and linguistic elements, as well as WONCA conferences and type of healthcare systems in the authors' country were fundamental factors that affected research output. The available studies are still of limited quality and quantity, with further investigations needed to assess the effective impact of P4 on public health.

Health care in the prenatal and childbirth context from puerperal women's perspective

OBJECTIVES

to investigate puerperal women who received guidance on childbirth during prenatal care and the behaviors experienced in the labor process within the context of good obstetric practices from the perspective of puerperal women.

METHODS

a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study conducted with 203 puerperal women admitted to the shared rooms of a teaching hospital between May and July 2017 during the immediate postpartum period. For data collection, was used an instrument adapted from the hospital questionnaire for puerperal women that was developed by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.

RESULTS

only 48.3% of puerperal women received the eight orientations regarding good obstetric practices during prenatal care, which were not experienced in the labor process, especially regarding referral and behaviors of the hospital team. Unfavorable socioeconomic conditions were significant in relation to guidelines provided during prenatal care.

CONCLUSIONS

prenatal care was negatively evaluated and there was lack of compliance with good obstetric practices and non-recommended behaviors in the labor process in the maternity ward.

Parto “natural” e/ou “humanizado”? Uma reflexão a partir da classe

Resumo: A “humanização” da assistência ao parto vem se difundindo no Brasil nas últimas décadas, tendo se disseminado principalmente nas camadas médias urbanas. Através de sua incorporação ao sistema público de saúde, a proposta foi estendida também a mulheres de camadas populares, o que vem colocando alguns desafios e gerado questionamentos, sobretudo ao formato que tem assumido a assistência “humanizada” nas instituições públicas. A partir da análise de duas situações vivenciadas por mulheres de diferentes classes sociais (uma no setor público e outra no privado), o artigo busca refletir acerca das noções de parto “natural” e de parto “humanizado”, apontando como se configuram, em cada um desses contextos, diferentes percepções sobre “humanização” e, em decorrência, também sobre o que seria seu oposto: a “violência obstétrica”.

A Injustiça Epistêmica na violência obstétrica

Resumo: Temos como objetivo, no presente artigo, apontar aspectos epistêmicos presentes na violência obstétrica. Para isso, apresentaremos o conceito de injustiça epistêmica proposto por Miranda Fricker e como tem sido utilizado para reflexões sobre as práticas de saúde na literatura de epistemologia social. Posteriormente, nos deteremos em analisar relatos de casos de violência obstétrica bem como um caso de esterilização forçada, examinando o Relatório Final da CPMI acerca da incidência de esterilização em massa de mulheres no Brasil e artigos científicos que descrevem casos de violência obstétrica. Com isso, buscamos apontar que há um aspecto epistêmico em tais violações e que uma mudança na distribuição de credibilidade pode ser relevante para o enfrentamento à violência obstétrica.

Violência obstétrica: influência da Exposição Sentidos do Nascer na vivência das gestantes

Resumo O excesso de intervenções no parto no Brasil tem sido reportado como violência obstétrica e contribui para os índices elevados morbi-mortalidade materna e neonatal. A exposição Sentidos do Nascer busca incentivar o parto normal para promover a saúde e melhorar a experiência de parir e nascer no País. Este artigo analisa o perfil e a experiência de parto de 555 mulheres que visitaram a exposição durante a gestação, com enfoque na percepção sobre violência obstétrica. A violência obstétrica foi reportada por 12,6% das mulheres e associada ao estado civil, à menor renda, à ausência de companheiro, ao parto em posição litotômica, à realização da manobra de Kristeller e à separação precoce do bebê após o parto. Predominaram nos relatos de violência obstétrica: intervenção não consentida/aceita com informações parciais, cuidado indigno/abuso verbal; abuso físico; cuidado não confidencial/privativo e discriminação. A visita à exposição aumentou o conhecimento das gestantes sobre violência obstétrica. Entretanto, o reconhecimento de procedimentos obsoletos ou danosos na assistência ao parto como violência obstétrica foi ainda baixo. Iniciativas como esta podem contribuir para ampliar o conhecimento e a mobilização social sobre as práticas na assistência ao parto e nascimento.

[Meanings of the childbirth plan for women that participated in the Meanings of Childbirth Exhibit]

This study aimed to analyze the perspective of women who used the childbirth plan on their childbirth experience, the meanings of the childbirth plan and its components, and the relationship between the childbirth plan and labor and delivery. A qualitative descriptive study was performed. Data were collected with the questionnaire Meanings of Birth - Postpartum Contacts, applied via telephone contact. The study included women from the city and greater metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, that participated in the Meanings of Childbirth Exhibit in May-June 2015 and March 2016, when they were pregnant, with date of previous childbirth having occurred at least a year previously and without having experienced abortion. The questions were analyzed with content analysis. Data analysis revealed the following categories related to the childbirth plan: "presence of an accompanying person", "information on procedures", "use of pain relief methods", "use of anesthesia to continue with normal delivery", "eating during labor", "presence of a doula", "no unnecessary intervention", "normal delivery", "umbilical cord cut after pulsation", "presence of postpartum breastfeeding", and "respect/treatment". There was a direct relationship between performing the childbirth plan and a positive childbirth experience. This highlights the importance of using the childbirth plan as a technique that favors a positive childbirth experience. Women's development of the plan during prenatal care and its use by the attending healthcare team contributes to favorable labor.

Um corte na alma: como parturientes e doulas significam a violência obstétrica que experienciam

Resumo: Neste artigo busca-se entender como mulheres (parturientes e doulas) significam as violências obstétricas que vivenciam. O estudo foi realizado a partir da análise das narrativas de três parturientes e duas doulas a respeito da assistência experienciada na maior maternidade da Paraíba em 2017. As cinco mulheres frequentavam as reuniões de um grupo de gestantes, nas quais eram trocadas informações sobre a assistência ideal a partir dos preceitos da humanização do parto e nascimento. Informação e empoderamento, elementos cruciais na pauta da humanização, não foram suficientes para garantir que essas mulheres não fossem violentadas. Pelo contrário, elas vivenciam sua invisibilização como sujeitos, ao passo que seus corpos são objetificados. A informação, que deveria ter sido ferramenta para garantia de direitos, funcionou e instrumentalizou a violência.

Prevenção quaternária e educação médica: Uma revisão integrativa após as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do Curso Medicina de 2014

Introdução: De acordo com a Resolução nº 3, de 2014, que institui as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, o(a) graduando(a) em Medicina deve ter formação geral, humanista, crítica, reflexiva e ética, com capacidade para atuar nos diferentes níveis de atenção à saúde, dentre estes, a prevenção. A investigação diagnóstica deve ser realizada com base nas melhores evidências científicas e conforme as necessidades da pessoa. Nesse sentido, a prevenção quaternária e seus princípios têm relação com os objetivos da DCN. Objetivos: Realizar a intersecção a partir de periódicos científicos brasileiros entre a prevenção quaternária e o ensino médico após a implantação da DCN de 2014. Métodos: Revisão integrativa dos artigos disponíveis nas plataformas da CAPES, Scielo, PubMed e Google Acadêmico, a partir do ano de 2014 até outubro de 2017, por meio das palavras chave “prevenção quaternária” e “educação”. Critérios de exclusão: artigos patrocinados por indústrias farmacêuticas, indisponíveis na íntegra, sem resumo e estrangeiros. Resultados: Foram encontrados 33 documentos e 9 artigos selecionados para análise, voltados principalmente para a prática da prevenção quaternária. Apenas 3 estudos fazem alusão à educação médica. Conclusão: A prevenção quaternária é um tema de grande relevância na prática médica, entretanto, ainda é deficiente na graduação, baseado nas restritas produções disponíveis. Apesar da nova DCN do curso de medicina, o ensino médico no cenário atual é predominantemente voltado para especialidades, dificultando a atuação integral e centrada na pessoa.

Doulas como gatilho de tensões entre modelos de assistência obstétrica: o olhar dos profissionais envolvidos

RESUMO Este artigo analisa a percepção dos profissionais de saúde da maior maternidade do estado da Paraíba acerca da inserção das doulas no processo de cuidado. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, com 24 profissionais de saúde, cujo instrumento de coleta de dados foi uma entrevista semiestruturada. O papel da doula na assistência à parturiente foi descrito como: oferta de suporte emocional, físico e de informação. Cada uma dessas dimensões disparou tensões com diferentes personagens envolvidas no parto, como psicólogas, fisioterapeutas e médicas. Nesse cenário, as profissionais tencionam a delimitação de técnicas/conhecimentos privativos de cada categoria, a fim de ratificar sua autonomia frente ao surgimento de mais uma figura no cuidado à gestante, sobretudo quando essa personagem coloca em xeque práticas tradicionalmente executadas na obstetrícia. A gênese dessas tensões vai além da presença de um ‘novo’ sujeito na cena do parto, mas é um reflexo da conjuntura obstétrica brasileira, permeada por disputas entre modelos de assistência e por espaços de atuação. Também desperta a necessidade de construção de um cuidado compartilhado e centrado na parturiente.

Childbirth experiences related to obstetric violence in public health units in Quito, Ecuador

OBJECTIVE

To explore women's experiences of obstetric violence related to childbirth in Ecuador.

METHODS

The present cross-sectional descriptive study combined qualitative and quantitative elements of women's childbirth experience in Quito, Ecuador, between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017. Women who delivered in public health units providing different levels of care completed a survey of 32 questions, divided into six dimensions of obstetric violence.

RESULTS

Overall, 388 women completed the survey, of whom 259 (66.8%) delivered vaginally and 129 (33.2%) delivered by cesarean. Among 120 women who delivered for the first time, 62 (51.7%) had an episiotomy. At the second stage of labor, uterine fundus pressure (Kristeller maneuver) was performed for 49 (19.4%) of 252 women. Overall, 196 (50.5%) women reported that they were not allowed to engage in early attachment, and 135 (34.8%) reported that they did not receive support for the initiation of breastfeeding.

CONCLUSION

Various forms of obstetric violence are occurring in the public health services of Quito, despite World Health Organization recognition of the need for perinatal care at the highest level. Programs designed to prevent and diminish obstetric violence are urgently required.

The experience of illness of women with endometriosis: narratives about institutional violence

This paper conjures up the centrality of the relational category of gender to shed a light on women's life narratives with a chronic disease named endometriosis. It aims to discuss the meaning of the illness experience of women with endometriosis in the interface with institutional violence. Based on Bertaux reference, in the Narratives of Life method, twenty women participated in this research. They were invited from two virtual spaces of discussion and gatherings about living with endometriosis. Interviews were conducted in person in the States of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais circuit. Authors sustained the theoretical approach and addressed the experience of chronic illness as a sociocultural phenomenon, metaphorical readings of the problem and criticism of institutional violence. The results identify situations of gender/institutional violence perpetrated in various women care settings. They are expressed through the trivialization of women's discourses; user-physician tensions, where the supposed lay knowledge appears as an insult to official biomedical knowledge and, mainly, the difficult access to services, leading women to a care pilgrimage and to submit themselves to care types not necessarily based on best practices.

Institutional violence during the parturition process in Brazil: integrative review

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the types of institutional violence of childbirth reported by the woman, the birth companion and health professionals. Method: Integrative review that analyzed 33 articles in the LILACS, BDENF, INDEXPSI, regional SciELO, Scopus, Web Of Science and PubMed databases. Results: Women were the main violence rapporteur, with predominance of the psychological type. Precarious infrastructure and the imposition of professional decisions were identified by the companion as violence. For health professionals, performing procedures without consent does not characterize violence, but guarantees childbirth security. Final considerations: The most common types of violence in Brazilian maternity hospitals are psychological, physical and structural. Most of the time, violence is reported by women, although professionals also perceive and admit its perpetuation.

Violência obstétrica em maternidades públicas do estado do Tocantins

Resumo: Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa realizada em 14 maternidades públicas do Estado do Tocantins onde foram entrevistadas 56 mulheres por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. O estudo teve como objetivo identificar as percepções das mulheres sobre violência obstétrica no processo de parto. A percepção das mulheres sobre violência obstétrica apresentou-se relacionada à falta de qualidade e acolhimento na assistência, destacando a ocorrência de expressões diversas de violência obstétrica como negligência, violência física, verbal, psicológica. Constatou-se o descumprimento de normativas importantes, a não utilização das recomendações baseadas em evidências científicas e a violação dos principais direitos das parturientes, configurando a magnitude da violência obstétrica e a necessidade da melhoria dos serviços.

“Revés de um parto”: relatos de mulheres que perderam o filho no período neonatal

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender como as mães interpretam e explicam a morte de seus filhos no período neonatal. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa. Foram utilizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 15 mulheres residentes no Município de São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil, cujos recém-nascidos morreram no período de julho de 2012 a julho de 2014. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre 1º de abril e 29 de agosto de 2014. As entrevistas incluíram perguntas acerca do trabalho de parto, parto, nascimento e puerpério. Foi realizada análise de conteúdo na modalidade temática. A partir da fala das entrevistadas, foram evidenciadas fragilidades na rede de assistência. Para muitas, o atendimento recebido esteve relacionado a eventos que levaram à morte dos filhos. Foram identificados como núcleos de sentido a demora no atendimento e a negligência na maternidade, que evidenciaram um contexto de violência obstétrica sofrida pelas mulheres. Fica evidente a importância de criação de estratégias para promover e assegurar o cuidado humanizado no atendimento ao parto e nascimento. Deve-se buscar o fortalecimento de políticas públicas integralizadas que contemplem as demandas de atenção à saúde da mulher e da criança.

Every birth is a story: process of choosing the route of delivery

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the discourses on the choice of the route of delivery from the perspective of women and health professionals in a public network. Method: The methodological approach is the discourse analysis. The data collection was through interviews and the treatment of the data was based on discourse analysis. Results: The categories were: 1- Between the preference and the decision there is no choice; 2- The complexity of the choice of the route of delivery; 3- It is necessary to legitimize the choice of the woman. Final considerations: From the perspective of women in labor the route of delivery is determined by the physician and women are not proactive. The nurses' performance is timid, although their presence is fundamental for stimulating the physiological delivery and promoting the autonomy of women. It identifies the need for the physician to adopt a welcoming attitude, informing the women about the pros and cons involved in choosing the route of delivery.

[Quality of care for labor and childbirth in a public hospital network in a Brazilian state capital: patient satisfaction]

The study assessed the quality of care for labor and childbirth in the public hospital system in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, according to the mothers' satisfaction, using a cross-sectional exploratory study in all the public hospitals in the network, grouped according to type of hospital management and interviews with 1,000 mothers. Quality of care was measured according to management strata and the following dimensions of quality: reception; respect for individual rights; prenatal and childbirth care; and ambience. The results' significance was analyzed with the Pearson and Friedman chi-square test. There was high prenatal coverage, not linked to childbirth care, and intense migration of deliveries. Waiting time for care by the healthcare team was long, the proportion of vaginal deliveries in the municipal maternity services was 80%, and only 16% of the deliveries included skin-to-skin contact with the newborn; breastfeeding occurred in the birthing room in 11% of the deliveries. Among the various management modalities, the charitable hospital rated highest. The target dimension showed significant differences, with higher satisfaction rates for the following: respect (88.2%), kindness (86.7%), physicians' work (85.2%), and trust in the healthcare staff (84.3%). The highest rates of dissatisfaction were for: temperature on the ward (62.2%), possibility of lodging complaints (48.1%), quantity and quality of hospital clothing and bedding (49.2%), and privacy (43%). Despite positive strides, the findings show the need for reorganization of obstetric care policy, with regionalization, regulation, consolidation of networks of care, and interventions in the healthcare setting, aimed at consolidating the humanization of care.

Diálogo com equipes de Saúde da Família sobre parto no pré-natal: uma investigação comunicativa

El diálogo entre gestantes y profesionales de la salud acerca del parto puede ser una importante herramienta para cambios en la práctica de cesarianas en Brasil. Sin embargo, la priorización del tema en el prenatal y la forma como este es abordado están directamente relacionadas a su valoración y a dificultades de enfoque. Objetivos: analizar, junto con equipos de salud de la familia, los elementos que dificultan el abordaje del parto en prenatal. Materiales y método: investigación cualitativa, que utilizó la metodología comunicativa para identificar elementos facilitadores y dificultadores para el ejercicio de una práctica o beneficio. Se realizaron grupos de discusión comunicativos con los equipos, entre el 2013 y el 2014. Resultados: los elementos dificultadores permean la formación profesional, el proceso y las condiciones de trabajo en las unidades, e interfieren en las actividades educacionales, en la falta de articulación entre la atención básica y la hospitalaria, y en las propias vivencias personales de los profesionales con el tema, aspectos que influencian negativamente el abordaje del parto. Conclusiones: se necesita inversión en la capacitación de los profesionales en cuestiones referentes al tema, con espacios de diálogo que permitan explorar las posibilidades de superación de dificultades institucionales y expresar sus propias vivencias, con el fin de deshacer mitos y creencias en relación con el parto.

Report on the midwives' experiences in the Brazilian National Health System: A qualitative research

OBJECTIVE

to describe the experiences of midwives who graduated from the University of São Paulo's midwifery program and the characteristics of their work within the Brazilian National Health System (SUS).

DESIGN

a descriptive, qualitative field study.

SETTING

interviews were scheduled by telephone or e-mail and were held with the midwives outside their work environment. Interviews lasted for up to one hour and were recorded.

PARTICIPANTS

ten midwives who had graduated from the University of São Paulo's midwifery program and were working or had worked in the SUS at the time of the study.

ETHICAL ISSUES

the study protocol was approved by the internal review board of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo. All pertinent ethical principles were followed. MEASURES AND FINDINGS: data were collected at interviews focussing on the participants' work and their experiences while working in the SUS. The dialogues during the interview sessions allowed the participants to build on and extend the proposed topics. After the data had been transcribed and read, the discourses were grouped in accordance with the similarity of their content, resulting in four thematic categories: the inclusion of midwives into the obstetric team; dealing with contradictions: challenges of the profession; working in the SUS: between precariousness and guaranteeing access to health services; and making a difference. The findings provoke reflection on the challenges faced by midwives in their work within the SUS: challenges associated with the difficulties in working in the public healthcare sector, difficulties in their relationships with other healthcare professionals, difficulties related to a general lack of knowledge on this specific occupation in Brazil, the absence of a midwifery model of care, difficulty in dealing with obstetric abuse, and the dilemmas facing the midwives during their daily practice of midwifery.

KEY CONCLUSION

despite the difficulties encountered, the midwives consider the care they provide to be differentiated. They perceive gradual changes in the care offered to women by the healthcare facilities and by other professionals, and believe that they make a difference in their workplaces. In addition, they want to work in the SUS and are committed to transforming the quality of care provided to women in Brazil.

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

the experiences related by midwives reflect the midwifery scenario nationwide, highlighting the perspectives for change. The emphasis placed by midwives on their social role and their commitment to changing current midwifery care models and to consolidating the SUS is noteworthy.

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