Gestação, parto e puerpério durante a pandemia de Covid-19 em uma maternidade de referência para humanização do parto e do nascimento no Brasil

Abstract

Introduction: This study has as its object the impact on the assistanceprovidedto women's health in relation to prenatal care, childbirth and puerperiumduringthe Covid-19 pandemic. All over the world, the Covid-19 pandemic hadtobetaken measures to prevent and control the spread of the disease, whereassistance underwent changes and consequently had an impact onwomen'shealth. In this sense, it is important thatinstitutions have the ability todeveloppossible strategies to minimize this impact and provide assistanceinanintegrated manner. Objective: To understand the impact of theCovid-19pandemic on care during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. Method: Thisisacasestudy, together with the participant observation technique, where womenwhogave birth in an institution participated in an interview, carried out viatelephonecontact using a semi-structured questionnaire with 49 questions. Atotal of 191interviews werecarried out, with each interview lasting an average of 25minutes.from April to July 2021. Results: The hospital with 100%SUS care, withwomenbetween 18 and 41 years old, had prenatal, childbirth and postpartumcareinthe context of Covid-19. During the analysis, the Challenges and potentialitiesexperienced by them during this pregnancy-puerperal process emerged.Conclusion: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the healthcareofpregnant, parturient and puerperal women was observed in Brazil. It isexpectedthat this study will be of great contribution to improvements in multidisciplinarycare for women during pregnancy, childbirth and thepuerperium