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Mothers'health in Brazil and recovering the training of midwives for care in the birth process

2009; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0104-11692009000200020

1518-8345

Míriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi, Dulce María Rosa Gualda,

Global Maternal and Child Health

The authors briefly analyze the situation of maternal health care in Brazil and, based on their findings, they comment that there have been transformations in the health care model for women and families and propose some measures, including recovery of the work of the obstetric nurse or midwife (obstetriz, in Portuguese). They comment that women care tendencies in the delivery process presuppose incorporation of the paradigm of improving the physiology of valuing women's experience, the approach to the family, health advice that prioritizes prevention, education and relationships, without ignoring safety. They appoint that building this health care model, which includes the work of the midwife, may improve maternal health indicators.