Background & aim: Urinary incontinence (UI) significantly impacts quality of life, with pregnancy and childbirth recognized as major risk factors. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk actors of UI and its impact on quality of life among women after childbirth. Methods: A cross-sectional study using stratified cluster sampling was conducted on 696 women in Portugal, who had a childbirth within th...
Introduction: Urinary incontinence can be considered a common condition associated with the aging process with extremely disabling symptoms, being two to three times more prevalent in women than in men. The use of validated instruments for the initial diagnosis of urinary incontinence is essential to obtain uniformity and systematization in the assessment of this condition. Objective: To adapt and validate the ...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review was to map and analyze midwives' interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women. INTRODUCTION: Fear of childbirth is a phenomenon negatively affecting women's health and well-being before and during pregnancy. Over the past few decades, there has been growing research interest in interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women. One of the ...
Objective: The objective of the review is to map and analyze midwifery interventions to reduce fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Introduction: Fear of childbirth is a phenomenon negatively affecting women's health and well-being before and during pregnancy, as well as after childbirth. During the previous few decades, there has been a growing interest in research into interventions to reduce the fear of chi...
Cada mulher vive a gravidez como uma experiência única que envolve uma série de transformações psíquicas, físicas, fisiológicas, sociais e emocionais. Sendo na maioria dos casos um processo saudável, surgem por vezes alguns desvios da normalidade que podem, através de despiste precoce, ser devidamente acompanhados e não trazerem consequências para a grávida/mãe e seu filho. O enfermeiro tem um papel privilegiad...
Introdução: No ano lectivo 2009-2010, o Centro de Enfermagem da Católica iniciou o projecto Tornar-se Mãe, que promove uma prática diferenciada com enfoque no processo de diagnóstico e intervenções ajustadas à aquisição das competências para o exercício do papel maternal e para a aceitação das responsabilidades inerentes tendo como população alvo: Grávidas e Mães em risco social, internas num lar de acolhimento...