Representações sociais do parto entre gestantes usuárias do sistema único de saúde.

Abstract

Thoughts and expectations about labor, are built around the social and familiar context, have influence in decision the pregnant woman about the possible labor ways that cause some feelings in relation to the process of labor. In this sense, it is considered that those social constructs, as the social representation about labor, guide the decisions of the pregnant woman as well as act in the experience interpretations of woman’s labor. This research, therefore, is after the social representations of labor among pregnant women that were doing antenatal care in the COVID-19 pandemic context. It’s an exploratory descriptive research in a qualitative take, done with 12 women that had low risk pregnancy and were assisted by Campina Grande/PB’s Basic Health Care. Semi Structured interviews were done with the 12 pregnant women. The thematic content analysis allowed the construction of seven categories: the COVID-19 pandemic; the pregnancy history; expectations in relation to the labor. Familiar influence; labor information; normal labor; and at last, c-section. In this paper were brought up aspects about the feelings of the pregnant midst the COVID-19 pandemic; the pregnancy history where the lack of plannings for the pregnancy is a highlight; the expectations of the pregnant about a tranquil labor , the feeling of fear and insecurity about labor; the family influence the way of labor; the main source of information used by the woman like internet and apps about labor; what made them opt about the normal labor were the rapid recovery; and by last c-section as a complicated way of labor, and it’s preference is related to the fear of the normal labor pain. Knowing the social representations of the pregnant woman about labor allows a better direction of assistance to those women. For society, this paper is of utter importance at giving theoretical contribution to new research, public politics related to labor assistance and strengthening actions done by the “Rede Cegonha” in Campina Grande, PB. It’s expected that these results promote discussion and strategic actions that guarantee quality assistance in the pregnancy-postpartum period.