Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Virgínia Junqueira
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Madeira, Anézia Moreira Faria, Penna, Cláudia Maria de Mattos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4122
• topic: Pregnancy; High-Risk; Mother-Child Relations; Prenatal Care.

This study aims to understand the meaning of high-risk pregnancy to a pregnant woman. The study was conducted through qualitative research and phenomenological approach. The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty was used as a theoretical support. Sixteen pregnant women assisted by the high-risk prenatal program of the Policlinica Municipal de Divinopolis/MG took part in the study. From the interview guided by the question: “What does it mean to you to carry a high risk pregnancy?” the analytical categories: 1.experience lived in the body/perception of the body: the expression of feelings during the high-risk pregnancy;2. Expectations about the labor: between light and darkness. The results highlight the demand for a more humane approach on treating patients during the high-risk pregnancy, having integrality as the most important agent to guarantee the quality of the assistance on both levels: specialized (in hospital) and essential care.