The perception of woman-centered care by nurse midwives in a normal birth center

Abstract

Objective  To understand the perception of nurse-midwives’ performance regarding the assistance provided to women admitted to a birth center.

Method  This was a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews with 11 nurse-midwives from the Haydeê Pereira Sena Birth Center (Pará State, Brazil). The interviews were conducted using the WhatsApp application, via video calls, from September to November 2020 and recorded using the Cube ACR application. The interviews were later transcribed and submitted to content analysis in thematic mode using the ATLAS.ti 8.0 software.

Results  The perception of care in obstetric nursing is based on humanizing prenatal care and care actions aligned with scientific evidence, physiology, and women’s autonomy in obstetric care.

Conclusion  Obstetric nursing focuses on humanization and is centered on the evidence of childbirth, which encourages redesigning obstetric care.

Keywords:
Patient-centered care; Nursing care; Obstetric nursing; Humanization of assistance; Humanizing delivery