OBJETIVO: Analisar a prevalência de sintomas depressivos e ansiosos vivenciados por mulheres durante os quatro primeiros meses de pós-parto. MÉTODO: Estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa. Realizou-se a coleta de dados com 86 mulheres na Zona Oeste de São Paulo. Foram aplicados três instrumen...
Aim: To understand the experiences of pregnant women in a group and the role of the group in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Method: This was an exploratory descriptive study in which a qualitative approach was used. The instruments for data collection were interviews and observation. Five women pa...
The present qualitative study searched for the understanding of women's perception on the participation of a coach, chosen by them, during the labor process. The research study was carried out between August and November 2009 at a teaching maternity in the municipality of Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil. ...
This study set out to understand the experiences and perceptions of women from the practices of episiotomy during labor. This is a qualitative descriptive approach, performed in a school hospital in São Paulo, which data were collected through interviews with the participation of 35 women, who experienc...
The authors briefly analyze the situation of maternal health care in Brazil and, based on their findings, they comment that there have been transformations in the health care model for women and families and propose some measures, including recovery of the work of the obstetric nurse or midwife (obstetri...
