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- Title
Health education for pregnant women: the search for maternal empowerment over the puerperal-pregnancy cycle.
- Authors
da Silva Lima, Vanessa Kelly; Esteves de Hollanda, Gabriela Silva; Morais de Oliveira, Bruna Monik; Gomes de Oliveira, Isabelly; dos Santos, Lydia Vieira Freitas; de Lima Carvalho, Carolina Maria
- Abstract
Objective: The study's purpose has been to describe the development of educational strategies used in an educational group for pregnant women. Methods: It is a descriptive study that was carried out during eight weekly meetings over the period from January to March 2015, in Acarape city, Ceará State. At each meeting, were performed dynamics of presentation; exhibition of the proposed theme in dialogues and activities towards the knowledge capturing process. Results: The women were very receptive showing both interest and satisfaction concerning the activities. The women were already aware of some information, nonetheless, other kinds of information needed to be more detailed in order to provide subsidies, so that women could self-care and care for their children in a better way. Conclusion: The activity provided an opportunity to meeting primiparous and multiparous women, and this experience was considered very appropriate to share experiences, and also to learn and promote the care during pregnancy and postpartum period.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CHILDREN'S health; ENDOWMENTS; HEALTH education; PSYCHOLOGY of mothers; PRENATAL care; PUERPERIUM; SATISFACTION; HEALTH self-care; SELF-efficacy; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 4, p968
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.968-975