Obstetricians’ perception regarding the normal birth

• Autor(a) principal: Antunes, Marcos Benatti
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Lopes, Ana Patrícia Araújo Torquato, Decesaro, Maria das Neves, Pelloso, Sandra Marisa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/553

The aim is to know the obstetricians’ opinion of normal birth in order to subsidize the implementation of newstrategies to increase the rates of this type of delivery. A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approachusing the snowball technique, obtaining a sample of eight obstetrician physicians from a reference hospitalof the MãeParanaense Network. The semi-structured interviews were recorded and transcribed for analysis.From the analysis of the thematic content the following categories emerged: Perception of normal deliveryfor obstetricians; The choice of the type of delivery by the parturients in the view of the obstetricians; and, Theprevalence of cesarean delivery versus normal delivery. As of the discourse of the professionals participatingin this research, it was evidenced that the normal delivery is the best for women since it does not presentpossible risks of complications, a clear communication between doctors and pregnant women in prenatal careand fi nancial returns in normal deliveries may contribute to the reduction of cesarean delivery and consequentlyreduce maternal and infant mortality rates.Keywords: Natural Childbirth; Medical Assistance; Women's Health.