Birth Care Providers' Experiences and Practices in a Brazilian Alongside Midwifery Unit: An Ethnographic Study.

Autor: Nunes MCM; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Reberte Gouveia LM; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Reis-Queiroz J; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Hoga LAK; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Global qualitative nursing research [Glob Qual Nurs Res] 2016 Sep 28; Vol. 3, pp. 2333393616670212. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 28 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI: 10.1177/2333393616670212
Abstrakt: The implementation of a new birthing facility in a country such as Brazil requires an extensive in-depth analysis of the challenges faced. The aim of this study was to explore beliefs, values, experiences, and practices related to the provision of birthing and neonatal care with the implementation of a new birth care facility structure called alongside midwifery units in Brazil. The study utilizes an ethnographic method to evaluate members of a Brazilian public hospital's midwifery unit. The ethnographic study focuses on the cultural theme of "between the proposed and the possible": the following birthing care guidelines require overcoming numerous obstacles, and four other cultural subthemes toward revealing the analyzed birth care team's perspectives. The study found that prior training and preparation of all members of the care team, as well as the provision of adequate institutional infrastructure are essential for the implementation of a new and innovative birthing care center.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE