Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness

This study aims to understand the meaning of high-risk pregnancy to a pregnant woman. The study was conducted through qualitative research and phenomenological approach. The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty was used as a theoretical support. Sixteen pregnant women assisted by the high-risk prenatal progr...

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Main Authors: Virgínia Junqueira Oliveira, Anézia Moreira Faria Madeira, Cláudia Maria de Mattos Penna
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2011-02-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4122
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description This study aims to understand the meaning of high-risk pregnancy to a pregnant woman. The study was conducted through qualitative research and phenomenological approach. The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty was used as a theoretical support. Sixteen pregnant women assisted by the high-risk prenatal program of the Policlinica Municipal de Divinopolis/MG took part in the study. From the interview guided by the question: “What does it mean to you to carry a high risk pregnancy?” the analytical categories: 1.experience lived in the body/perception of the body: the expression of feelings during the high-risk pregnancy;2. Expectations about the labor: between light and darkness. The results highlight the demand for a more humane approach on treating patients during the high-risk pregnancy, having integrality as the most important agent to guarantee the quality of the assistance on both levels: specialized (in hospital) and essential care.
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spelling doaj-art-467ac53ede55456b935e2c446263a2fb2025-08-21T13:42:32ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832011-02-01121Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darknessVirgínia Junqueira OliveiraAnézia Moreira Faria MadeiraCláudia Maria de Mattos PennaThis study aims to understand the meaning of high-risk pregnancy to a pregnant woman. The study was conducted through qualitative research and phenomenological approach. The philosophy of Merleau-Ponty was used as a theoretical support. Sixteen pregnant women assisted by the high-risk prenatal program of the Policlinica Municipal de Divinopolis/MG took part in the study. From the interview guided by the question: “What does it mean to you to carry a high risk pregnancy?” the analytical categories: 1.experience lived in the body/perception of the body: the expression of feelings during the high-risk pregnancy;2. Expectations about the labor: between light and darkness. The results highlight the demand for a more humane approach on treating patients during the high-risk pregnancy, having integrality as the most important agent to guarantee the quality of the assistance on both levels: specialized (in hospital) and essential care. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4122PregnancyHigh-RiskMother-Child RelationsPrenatal Care.
spellingShingle Virgínia Junqueira Oliveira
Anézia Moreira Faria Madeira
Cláudia Maria de Mattos Penna
Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
Rev Rene
Pregnancy
High-Risk
Mother-Child Relations
Prenatal Care.
title Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
title_full Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
title_fullStr Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
title_full_unstemmed Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
title_short Undergoing high-risk pregnancy between light and darkness
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topic Pregnancy
High-Risk
Mother-Child Relations
Prenatal Care.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4122
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