A NURSING ANALYSIS CONCERNING HUMANIZED LABOR

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: HUMANIZED CHILDBIRTH IS UNDERSTOOD AS A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED TO PROMOTE VAGINAL DELIVERY, BREASTFEEDING, JOINT HOUSING, THE PRESENCE OF A COMPANION, REDUCTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN THE PROGRESS OF CHILDBIRTH, STIMULATION MECHANICAL PAIN RELIEF TECHNIQUES, AND CAUTIOUS USE OF LABOR INDUCTION. THE CONCEPT OF HUMANIZED CARE IS COMPLEX AND ENCOMPASSES A BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES AIMED AT PROMOTING HEALTHY CHILDBIRTH AND BIRTH, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION OF MATERNAL AND PERINATAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. OBJECTIVE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS ANALYZING, THROUGH THE DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS, THE NURSING TEAM'S VIEW ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE PRACTICES OF HUMANIZED CHILDBIRTH IN A PHILANTHROPIC MATERNITY IN THE CITY OF ANÁPOLIS-GO, BRAZIL. METHODOLOGY: THE METHODOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THIS STUDY FOCUSES THE EXPLORATORY, LONGITUDINAL AND DESCRIPTIVE STUDY WITH A QUALITATIVE APPROACH, HELD IN THE PERIOD COMPRISED BETWEEN MARCH AND JULY 2016, IN THE MATERNAL AND CHILD SECTOR OF A PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION ACCREDITED TO THE SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROJECT AND HUMANIZED DELIVERY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANÁPOLIS-GOI�S, BRAZIL. FOR THIS, THE BARDIN�€™S TECHNIQUE OF DATA ANALYSIS WAS APPLIED. RESULTS: PARTICIPANTS WERE COMPRISED BETWEEN THE AGE RANGE OF 21 AND 65 YEARS OLD, AND MOST OF THEM WERE INCLUDED IN THE NURSING TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY, FOLLOWED BY NURSES AND A MINORITY OF NURSING ASSISTANTS. THE LENGTH OF SERVICE IN THE INSTITUTION RANGED FROM 2 TO 12 YEARS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MOST OF THE SAMPLE COMPONENTS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE TRAINING TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THUS, TWO CATEGORIES OF ANALYSIS WERE ESTABLISHED: 1) KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRE-DELIVERY ASSISTANCE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HUMANIZED CHILDBIRTH; AND, 2) THE LACK OF TRAINING AND THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POLICIES AIMED AT HUMANIZED CHILDBIRTH. CONCLUSION: THE STUDY ALSO SHOWS THE EXISTENCE OF DIFFICULTIES FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AIMED AT THE HUMANIZATION OF CHILDBIRTH, UNDERSTOOD AS: THE NEED FOR INVESTMENTS IN PHYSICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN RESOURCES; PERMANENT EDUCATION, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN PROCESSES AND COMMUNICATION FLOWS BETWEEN THE MULTIPROFESSIONAL TEAM..