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- Title
Complementary and integrative practices by doulas in maternities in Fortaleza (CE) and Campinas (SP), Brazil.
- Authors
da Silva, Raimunda Magalhães; Furtado Jorge, Herla Maria; Matsue, Regina Yoshie; Ferreira Junior, Antonio Rodrigues; de Barros, Nelson Filice
- Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the Integrative and Complementary Practices (ICP) applied by doulas in the cities of Fortaleza (CE) and Campinas (SP). This is a qualitative study encompassing fifteen doulas: nine from Fortaleza and six from Campinas. The data were collected in the second half of 2010 by conducting semi-structured and pre-organized interviews following the procedures of thematic content analysis. The interpretations of the results were based on the idea that institutionalization of knowledge and practices happen through the conformation of nuclei and fields. The nucleus demarcates the identity of an area of knowledge and the professionals' practices, and the field demarcates the blurred limits among disciplines that can be submitted to conflicts. We observed that the support offered by doulas permeates a variety of practices framed in traditional medicine as well as in complementary and alternative medicine. ICP was associated with decreases in length of labor, superior pain management, ability of making decision and empowering of women. It is understood that the range of activities offered by doulas and the use of ICP converge to the uniqueness, respect and autonomy of women. Furthermore, it proposes a new model of awareness and practices centered on the importance of the natural process of childbirth.
- Subjects
ALLIED health personnel; ACUPUNCTURISTS; CONTENT analysis; COMMUNICATION methodology; PAIN management
- Publication
Saúde e Sociedade, 2016, Vol 25, Issue 1, p108
- ISSN
0104-1290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-12902016143402