Humanização do parto e nascimento : acolher a parturiente na perspectiva dialógica de Paulo Freire

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the parturients’ perceptions with regard to the meaning of humanized delivery from the Freirean perspective. Method: this is a qualitative study, with a research-action nature, with the participation of eight parturients in early labor assisted at a maternity hospital in the countryside of the state of Ceara, Brazil. For data collection, one used direct observation of participants and an interview based on Paulo Freire’s dialogicity. The information was addressed through Content Analysis. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal do Ceara (UFC), under the CAEE n. 0013.0.039.000.10. Results: one identified feelings of fear, lack of confidence, and lack of knowledge on the delivery process expressed by the parturients and they converged on the need for inclusion of a companion at the labor time. Also stood out the lack of an environment with privacy. Conclusion: It’s important and needed to implement a delivery humanization policy which enables the appreciation of care for the woman during the delivery process.