Womens’ perceptions on the childbirth experience in a public maternity hospital in Bahia, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Gazar, Thalita Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cordeiro, Gleice de Oliveira, Souza, Jackeline Maria de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3480
• topic: Assistência ao parto; Satisfação da usuária; Psicologia; Assistência ao parto; Avaliação do serviço em saúde; Asistencia al parto; satisfacción del usuario; psicología; Asistencia al parto; Evaluación de servicios de salud; Childbirth assistance; user satisfaction; psychology; Childbirth assistance; Health service evaluation

Despite the many transformations undergone by childbirth care in an effort to humanize it, and which are summarized in protocols, we must to listen to pregnant women to understand if such changes are materialized in the care practice. Hence, this descriptive study evaluated the birth experience of pregnant women in a public maternity hospital in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. By means of a questionnaire, 50 women were interviewed between November 2019 and January 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0, by descriptive and inferential analysis. Ethical aspects of research with human beings was considered, according to opinion no. 3,656,149. Participants were between 18 and 41 years old. Of these, 92% were black and 74% were multiparous. A total of 94% of the participants felt respected, 88% felt their privacy was protected, and 84% felt safe. Results showed that 88% adopted horizontal positions for delivery, 56% received oxytocin, and 24% breastfed in the immediate postpartum period. Mean satisfaction scores were high for: the health care team (M = 9.74; SD = 0.69); the physical space (M = 9.3; SD = 0.99); and the birth experience (M = 8.62; SD = 1.93). Individual characteristics and behavior adopted by professionals during delivery influenced this assessment. Compared to other services provided in Feira de Santana and Bahia, user satisfaction was above average. Experiences such as this suggest a path where care abandons proscribed procedures and encourages female protagonism via effective communication and stimulation of choice of delivery position and early breastfeeding.