Percepções e vivências sobre a humanização no parto em uma maternidade pública de São Luís – MA

Abstract

Humanization in childbirth involves respecting women's rights, needs, and choices about their bodies during the birth process. Therefore, it is up to all health services to be prepared and qualified to provide humanized care to all pregnant women, making them feel welcomed during this delicate and important moment in their lives. Therefore, the objective of the research is to analyze the perception of postpartum women who use the public health service about humanization and assistance in childbirth. For this purpose, a qualitative-quantitative observational field research was carried out with 30 patients at the High Complexity Maternity Hospital of Maranhão (MACMA), between March and April 2025, which was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee under opinion No. 7,392,428, with adult postpartum women. Data were collected through a questionnaire that addressed the process of humanization and assistance during labor, in addition to collecting data on age, education, marital status, and number of children. To analyze the collected data, data were tabulated in Excel (Microsoft, USA) and statistical analysis was performed in the statistical software R. The sample consisted of 35 postpartum women, of which 5 were excluded because they did not meet the research criteria. The results showed that 80.0% (n=24) of the postpartum women reported having felt welcomed by the health team, 30.0% (n=9) reported not having been included in the decisions regarding their birth, and 13.3% (n=4) felt disrespected and mistreated at some point. It is concluded that humanization practices need to be strengthened not only as an institutional guideline, but as a culture incorporated by the entire multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women. This necessarily involves ongoing training and raising awareness among professionals about the rights of pregnant women.