Communication between healthcare professionals and parturients during the childbirth experience: a mixed-methods study
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the communication between healthcare professionals and parturients during the childbirth experience from the perspective of women. Methods: this sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was conducted with postpartum women in a teaching maternity hospital. The firs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000300172&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the communication between healthcare professionals and parturients during the childbirth experience from the perspective of women. Methods: this sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was conducted with postpartum women in a teaching maternity hospital. The first phase (quantitative) involved a descriptive analysis of 265 responses from the Mother-Baby Friendly Birthing Facilities Thermometer. In the second phase (qualitative), 44 interviews were conducted with postpartum women. Descriptive and content analysis, using a thematic approach, was applied. Results: data analysis and integration identified limitations in information transmission, a lack of understanding, and restricted autonomy in decision-making processes. Information was conveyed by the healthcare team in an authoritative manner. However, discharge instructions were well understood. Conclusions: communication between healthcare professionals and parturients during the childbirth experience is shaped by power dynamics, underscoring the need to reconsider communication as an essential component of maternal care. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-0446 |