Dimensions of maternal health from the perspective of social representations

• Autor(a) principal: Carneiro, Márcia Simão
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Teixeira, Elizabeth, Silva, Silvio Éder Dias da, Carvalho, Laise Ribeiro de, Silva, Bruna Alessandra Costa e, Silva, Laura de Fátima Lobato
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50237
• topic: Trabalho de Parto; Cuidado Pré-Natal; Saúde da Mulher; Trabajo de Parto; Atención Prenatal; Salud de la Mujer; Labor; Obstetric; Prenatal Care; Woman's Health

An integrative literature review was conducted to identify the trends in maternal health from the perspective of social representations. The search occurred within the LILACS, BDENF, SCIELO databases, between the years 2003-2011, with 15 articles selected. After the thematic analyses of the contents of the articles, two dimensions were obtained: sociomaternal dimension and the socio-caring dimension. The sociomaternal dimension considered the social representations of women about pregnancy, prenatal care, normal and cesarean delivery, breastfeeding, and rooming-in. The outcomes revealed the necessity of exploring women's common sense and to integrate them into the scientific approach so that they developed autonomously the care for themselves as well as for their baby. The evidence showed a need for professionals to rethink verbal and non-verbal communication, observing more humane and nurturing attitudes. The socio-caring dimension integrated the social representations about the health care during the prenatal period in nursing consultation; nursing care in the puerperium; nursing care in the puerperal gestational cycle among women, and childbirth care; health care in the Family Health Strategy; integrality and teamwork among professionals. In conclusion, the necessity of broadening the vision of health professionals beyond the biomedical and techno-scientfic approach is essential in order to incorporate health education in health and a biosocial-humanistic approach.