Direitos humanos das mulheres no parto frente à pandemia de COVID-19: o que fazer da enfermagem obstétrica

Abstract

Objective: This release aims to promote the reflection of obstetric nurses so that they continue to fight to guarantee the rights of women and their babies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Development: This paper draws the attention to the violation of the Human Rights of women, their children, and obstetric nurses and midwives, mainly due to the impact of the pandemic. It endorses the Official Statement of the International Confederation of the Midwives named “Women’s Rights in Childbirth Must be Upheld During the Coronavirus Pandemic”, and evokes Obstetric Nursing to a solidary work guided by social justice, built and announced by the bodies and voices of those who provide care and those who receive it. Final Considerations: We signal the political and social commitment to democracy as a process that legitimizes citizenship in a special field of interest: women’s life and health, based on the constitutional law and on the ethical challenges that are imposed by the pandemic.