["It was worth it when I saw his face": experiences of primiparous women during natural childbirth].

Autor: Scarton J; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Prates LA; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Wilhelm LA; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Silva SC; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Possati AB; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Ilha CB; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil., Ressel LB; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista gaucha de enfermagem [Rev Gaucha Enferm] 2015; Vol. 36 Spec No, pp. 143-51.
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2015.esp.56786
Abstrakt: Objective: to know the experiences of primiparous women regarding the care practices provided by nursing professionals during natural childbirth.
Method: a qualitative, descriptive study, conducted with ten primiparous mothers at a maternity hospital in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, between February and April 2014, based on individual semi-structured interviews. The data were submitted to thematic content analysis according to the operative proposal.
Results: the data were grouped into the following categories: The fear of not being able to give birth naturally and the encouragement of the nursing staff; The experience of pain in natural childbirth; Support versus distance; Good or bad childbirth experience? "It was worth it in the end!"
Conclusions: the provided care has a direct impact on the experience and how the women cope with the process of childbirth.
Databáze: MEDLINE