Practices in delivery and birth care from mothers’ perspective

To highlight the practices of delivery and birth care in a maternity ward from mothers’ perspective. Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out in a maternity hospital of usual risk, with 100 regular postpartum mothers. It was used a semi-structured questionn...

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Published inRev. RENE Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 20 - 28
Main Authors Apolinário, Débora, Rabelo, Marcelexandra, Wolff, Lillian Daisy Gonçalves, Souza, Silvana Regina Rossi Kissula, Leal, Giseli Campos Gaioski
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal do Ceará 01.01.2016
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Humanizing Delivery
Nursing
Women’s Health
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Summary:To highlight the practices of delivery and birth care in a maternity ward from mothers’ perspective. Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out in a maternity hospital of usual risk, with 100 regular postpartum mothers. It was used a semi-structured questionnaire as recommended by the World Health Organization. Results: among the practices that should be encouraged from birth care, stands out: women’s privacy; participation of the companion of their choice; the use of non-pharmacological methods for pain relief. Among the practices that should be eliminated: the transfer to the delivery room at the second stage and the lithotomy position. Conclusion: women are still passive in the birth process despite attempts to change the model of care during labor and birth.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783
DOI:10.15253/2175-6783.2016000100004