Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To understand the satisfaction women experience during the normal delivery.
METHODOLOGY
Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, developed during January and February of 2017, from interviewing twenty women that were satisfied with their natural delivery, residing on the countryside of Sao Paulo. The Symbolic Interactionism and the Thematic Content Analysis support this study.
RESULTS
The main theme “Normal delivery as a means to find oneself” developed through three thematic units that report the satisfaction in the normal delivery: “Decision for normal delivery”, “Childbirth with welcoming support”, “Violence: it is not all roses”. The satisfaction has been correlated to the accomplishment of the dream of giving birth, welcoming support of Doulas/health professionals and the presence of a companion/family members during the process, but it also reveals labors marked by invasive, imposing and unwelcoming experiences.
CONCLUSIONS
The empowerment granted and felt by the woman during the normal delivery experience reinforces the urgency of investments to promote sociocultural transformations that concern childbirth in Brazil.
Keywords:
Natural childbirth. Obstetric nursing. Patient satisfaction. Decision making.
Palabras clave:
Parto normal; Enfermería obstétrica; Satisfacción del paciente; Toma de decisiones