Objective: to describe the main potentially life threatening conditions of women hospitalized in a maternal intensive care unit and their association with sociodemographic and obstetric variables. Methods: a crosssectional epidemiological study was carried out with 560 women admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Results: the most prevalent conditions were: use of blood products and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia. ...
Objetivo: verificar o conhecimento de acompanhantes acerca das técnicas de apoio durante o parto. Método : estudo descritivo, transversal e quantitativo realizado na Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand com amostra de 62 acompanhantes. A coleta de dados correu de maio a novembro de 2011, por meio de entrevista individual com utilização de um formulário. Utilizaram-se os testes Qui-quadrado de Pearson e Teste ...
Aim: To evaluate the knowledge of companions about the use of support techniques during childbirth. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative study undertaken at the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity Hospital with a sample of 62 companions. Data collection was undertaken from May to November 2011, through individual interviews and a survey. The Pearson’s chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact test for statis...
Aim: To evaluate the knowledge of companions about the use of support techniques during childbirth. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative study undertaken at the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity Hospital with a sample of 62 companions. Data collection was undertaken from May to November 2011, through individual interviews and a survey. The Pearson’s chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact test for statis...
The aim was to identify the role of the professionals acting in a service of excellence for women who are victims of domestic violence, and to describe the difficulties found. This descriptive and qualitative study was undertaken in a center of excellence in treating victims of violence, in Fortaleza-Ceará, between September and October 2009. Interviews were held with 20 professionals working in this service; t...