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Puerperium Consulting: Needs of Women from the Nursing Perspective - Exploratory Study

2012; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSE; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/1676-4285.20120012

ISSN

1676-4285

Autores

Kleyde Ventura de Souza, Patrícia Regina Quinsacara Carvalho, Adelita Gonzalez Martinez Depinote, Valdecyr Herdy Alves, Bianca Dargam Gomes Vieira, Bruno Augusto Corrêa Cabrita,

Tópico(s)

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Resumo

Objectives: The research aimed to understand the health needs of postpartum women in the nurse's perspective, considering the integration of actions. Method: The research was conducted as a Exploratory type. 15 nurses who participated in puerperium consultations in nine health units of the Sanitary District Cajuru the Municipal Health Secretariat from Curitiba / Paraná, Brazil. For the data collection we used an instrument with objective questions, applied in the period from February to March 2007. Data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics. Result: It was found that the set of requirements for good living conditions has been appointed as 41.2%, and least cited: needs guaranteed access to technologies, and 4% bond with the host and the professional / health team, 2%. Discussion: It may wonder about the notion of completeness is being incorporated into puerperal consultations. Conclusion: There are still important gaps in meeting the needs of mothers. Descriptors: Postpartum Period; women's health; maternal welfare.Received: 01/19/2011 Approved: 04/11/2012

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