Percepções de mulheres relacionadas à gestação e parto que participaram de grupos de gestantes para elaboração de plano de parto

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was describe the women´s perception related to pregnancy and delivery that enrolled pregnancy care groups to elaborate a delivery plan. Methodology: This is a qualitative study with 106 pregnant women treated in 21 different Basic Health Centers. The data were submitted to Content Analysis by Bardin and represented by “word clouds”. Results: This study is a result of the analysis of information about perceptions related to the pregnancy and the delivery process compiled during discussions in pregnancy groups formed to elaborate the delivery plan. It was identified five categories: perceptions about pregnancy; the idealization of the baby and the preparation to his arrival; perceptions about the delivery; expectation about the delivery experience; human support during the delivery. Conclusion: The anxiety was the perception that appeared with more frequency related to the pregnancy; the baby was idealized as a health human being that need care; the care and the expenses need to be planned; the delivery is perceived as an event unique in which the pain is rewarded with the birth of the baby; the ways of care refered by women were related exclusively to the human support.