Practices in delivery and birth care from mothers’ perspective

• Main Authors: Débora Apolinário, Marcelexandra Rabelo, Lillian Daisy Gonçalves Wolff, Silvana Regina Rossi Kissula Souza, Giseli Campos Gaioski Leal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-01-01
• Series: Rev Rene
• Subjects: Humanizing Delivery; Nursing; Women’s Health
• Online Access: http://www.revistarene.ufc.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/2187/pdf_1

Objective: 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.