Sandra Patrícia Arantes do Souto1, Rosemeire Sartori de Albuquerque2, Ana Paula Prata3. 1. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde. Porto, Portugal. 2. Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 3. Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Tecnologia e Serviços de Saúde. Porto, Portugal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Reflect on how the new coronavirus pandemic triggered or accentuated the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and affected childbirth care practices. METHODS: Reflective analysis of women's pregnancy and childbirth experiences during the current pandemic, supported by the latest scientific evidence and recommendations on the topic. RESULTS: Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events for women, but during the new coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty have taken on an unprecedented dimension in the negative way that many pregnant women have anticipated and experienced childbirth. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The current period has accentuated a chronic problem: a paternalistic system of health institutions in the approach to childbirth, dense with additional levels of fear in pregnant women. In this context, addressing the fear of childbirth means not giving up the promotion of safe and positive birth experiences for women.
OBJECTIVE: Reflect on how the new coronavirus pandemic triggered or accentuated the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and affected childbirth care practices. METHODS: Reflective analysis of women's pregnancy and childbirth experiences during the current pandemic, supported by the latest scientific evidence and recommendations on the topic. RESULTS: Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events for women, but during the new coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty have taken on an unprecedented dimension in the negative way that many pregnant women have anticipated and experienced childbirth. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The current period has accentuated a chronic problem: a paternalistic system of health institutions in the approach to childbirth, dense with additional levels of fear in pregnant women. In this context, addressing the fear of childbirth means not giving up the promotion of safe and positive birth experiences for women.
Authors: Francisco Marcelo Leandro Cavalcante; Cristina da Silva Fernandes; Luanna Dos Santos Rocha; Nelson Miguel Galindo-Neto; Joselany Áfio Caetano; Lívia Moreira Barros Journal: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Date: 2021-11-08