THE COMPANION DURING LABOUR AND BIRTH: NEW MOTHERS’ PERCEPTIONS

Authors

  • Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Dafne Paiva Rodrigues Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Maria Vilaní Cavalcante Guedes Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Gilvan Ferreira Felipe Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Francisca Tereza de Galiza Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Lidiane Colares Monteiro Universidade Estadual do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20201

Keywords:

Humanized childbirth, Labor, Patients’ companions.

Abstract

A descriptive, qualitative study carried out in a second-level public hospital in Fortaleza-Ceara, with 14 new mothers, with the objective of analyzing their perceptions of the presence/participation of companions during labor and childbirth. Data were collected between August and September 2009, via recorded semi-structured interviews, and the exchanges were organized and analyzed based on their contents. Activities carried out by companions were conversing, providing support and security, and explaining unfamiliar events. The importance of the companion’s participation lay in the minimization of feelings of loneliness which added to the pain the mothers-to-be were going through. The value of choosing acquaintances was noted, with most women choosing their mothers. It was concluded that the care provided by the companions showed itself to be invaluable in providing comfort and well-being to the women during childbirth.

Author Biographies

Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Discente do Curso de Mestrado Acadêmico Cuidados Clínicos em Saúde (CMACCLIS) da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Bolsista CAPES.

Dafne Paiva Rodrigues, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do CMACCLIS - UECE. Tutora do Programa de Educação Tutorial (PET - Enfermagem - UECE).

Maria Vilaní Cavalcante Guedes, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do CMACCLIS - UECE.

Gilvan Ferreira Felipe, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeiro. Discente do CMACCLIS - UECE. Bolsista FUNCAP.

Francisca Tereza de Galiza, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Discente do CMACCLIS - UECE. Bolsista CAPES.

Lidiane Colares Monteiro, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Enfermeira. Discente do CMACCLIS - UECE. Bolsista FUNCAP.

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Oliveira, A. S. S. de, Rodrigues, D. P., Guedes, M. V. C., Felipe, G. F., Galiza, F. T. de, & Monteiro, L. C. (2011). THE COMPANION DURING LABOUR AND BIRTH: NEW MOTHERS’ PERCEPTIONS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20201

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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