O acompanhante no trabalho de parto e parto: análise na perspectiva das puérperas

Abstract

The women's right to have a companion of their choice is provided by Law since 2005. It is believed that to previously inform the puerperal about this right gives them more confidence and gives her companion the possibility to be emotionally prepared. This research with a quantitative approach has a descriptive nature, carried out at Hospital Regional do Gama (HRG)/Distrito Federal, aiming to identify the need of the companion at the labor on the women during the postpartum period point of view; check if she was informed at the prenatal check-up about the possibility of the companion’s presence on the labor, birth and immediate postnatal; check the companion’s predominant features; collect data on which moment the companion was chosen. Data collection was carried out through structured interviews in the period of July 3 to August 31, 2015. Analysis was made through descriptive statistics. Results: were part of the study 90 women during the postpartum period , between 18 and 39 years, 8,9% of the women were married or in a common-law marriage, 47,8% were women with first child, 98,9% had made prenatal check-up, which these, 58,9% made it to the appointment to see the doctor with their partner, 63,3% were given information on the prenatal check-up about the place of birth, 62,2% chose who would accompany them on the labor and the birth at the moment of hospitalization, 37,8% chose their mothers as the company, 100% of the interviewed felt more confident with the companion’s presence. Conclusion: the data confirms how meaningful it is the companion’s presence to the women during the postpartum period and the importance of its implementation on the hospital routine.