INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: THE PERCEPTION OF THE SUPPORTERS IN A PUBLIC MATERNITY HOSPITAL OF ALAGOAS, BRAZIL

Abstract

The The objective of this article is to understand the performance of the supporters in a public maternity hospital in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, during the course of implanting the National Humanization Policy, moreover, this study analyzed how the promotion and development of National Humanization Policy practices have been happening in the institution. So, it emphasizes the implementation of the guideline value of labor and worker, including, in this path, the difficulties and facilities found by the supporters combined with the management bodies and also in the fulfillment of intervention processes. The present study is based on the social health research field with qualitative approach. It has been analyzed institutional documents and conducted in-depth research with key actors in this process. The data analysis in methodological basis was Hermeneutics Dialectic. It was built an analytical matrix with two macro categories and six operative categories to organize and present the data collected. The analysis of data allowed to understand the main strategies used by supporters in daily lives of their work, which leads to National Humanization Policy progress and point disconnections and critical nodes to be problematised.

humanization of assistance; health management; national humanization policy; institutional support