Perceptions of pregnant women about the participation of the partner in pregnancy

• Autor(a) principal: Martello, Naiashy Vanuzzi
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Wilhelm, Laís Antunes, Cremonese, Luiza, Prates, Lisie Alende, Alves, Camila Neumaier, Ressel, Lúcia Beatriz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/19474
• topic: Women’s Health; Pregnancy; Paternity; Prenatal Care; Saúde da Mulher; Gravidez; Paternidade; Cuidado Pré-Natal

The objective of this study is to understand how women perceive participation in gravid process. Field research, of the descriptive type, with qualitative approach, developed with thirteen pregnant women of a municipality within the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected through the semi-structured interview. For analysis of data, the analysis of the thematic content of the operational proposal was adopted. The perceptions of the pregnant women covered three perspectives: the partner participates in the gestational process, the companion remains distant and the companion does not include the woman in the preparations for the arrival of the baby. It reinforces the importance of the joint participation of the couple, fundamental for the family to establish itself as a group in formation.