From expectation to experience

Humanizing childbirth in the Brazilian National Health System

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4467417
AutoresMarília Mendes De Souza Teixeirense (Unidade Mista de Saúde de Taguatinga, Brasil), Sara Leon Spesny Dos Santos (0000-0002-7825-003X, Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Enjeux Sociaux)
Año2018
Volumen22
Número65
Páginas399-410
Fecha de publicación2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInterface - Comunicação Saúde Educação (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1414-3283 • E-ISSN: 1807-5762
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1807-57622016.0926
OpenAlexW2790779618
SCIELO_PIDS1414-32832018000200399
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas26

During the past 15 years Brazil has increased efforts to humanize maternal care within the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Humanization efforts come along with de-medicalization of birth even if quality care and reduction of inequalities are still pressing matters in the country. For this qualitative study we interviewed ten women regarding their experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. The study took place in Brasília (DF) and women narrated their birth experiences at local hospitals or a birth center. Women were mostly satisfied with their attention during childbirth, specifically those giving birth at the birth center, in contrast to women giving birth at local hospitals. However, the humanization movement, essentializing women's bodies can also reproduce normative discourses that shape a sense of self-blame and disappointment if the 'ideal birth is not achieved

Blame · Childbirth · Disappointment · Health care · Medicalization · Normative · Political science · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Maternal and Child Health · Male Reproductive Health Studies · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology