Objective: to analyze the scientific evidence on the positioning of pregnant women in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Method: an integrative review of the literature in the Scopus, CINAHL, LILACS and PubMed databases using the descriptors "patient positioning", "spinal anesthesia" and "obstetrics" and their synonyms "patient position" and "spinal anesthetics". Results: The sample of 8 articles showed th...
This correlational study aimed to verify the association between maternal variables and exclusive breastfeeding in a specialized outpatient clinic in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The practice of exclusive breastfeeding was observed, showing a decrease during the first six months of a child’s life. Most women were young, with partners, with a good level of schooling, multigravidas and had six or fewer antenatal c...
This is a cross-sectional, correlational and quantitative study conducted on 210 postpartum women from January to July 2013 at the breastfeeding outpatient clinic of a public maternity. The study was carried out in order to assess the determining factors in maintaining an exclusive breastfeeding in the first month of the newborn’s life, the participation of the nurse in encouraging this process, and the reasons...
Introduction: The postpartum period can have a significant physical, emotional, and social impact on the quality of a woman’s life. Most postpartum research has focused on physical complications and only a few studies have specifically investigated quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore predictors affecting the quality of life of postpartum Brazilian mothers. Study Design and Methods: A cross...
Although the importance of postnatal morbidity has recently been recognized, information about its impact on mother’s experiences is limited, which suggests that the quality of life (QOL) in postpartum women is a topic that deserves more attention. In this sense, the measurement of quality of life through the perception of the patient has been recommended. This study aimed to adapt the Maternal Postpartum Quali...
Objective: quality of life issues are central to maternal health and well-being. Within the context of a study examining postnatal quality of life, we set out to translate into Brazilian Portuguese the Mother- Generated Index and ensure its cross-cultural adaption for use in a Brazilian context. Design: the Mother-Generated Index, a subjective quality of life tool, underwent a validated process of translation a...
Objective: The objectives were to characterize the scientific production on Health-Related Quality of Life of pregnant women, identify the areas that are most affected during pregnancy and puerperal period and identify the instruments used to assess quality of life related to health in pregnant women. Methods: For the integrative review, 11 articles published from 2006 to 2013 in the PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, SC...
This work aimed to know the feelings and expectations lived by first time pregnant adolescents in the third quarter of pregnancy regarding childbirth. It was a qualitative study carried out in January and February 2007 in the prenatal clinic of the municipal district of Maracanaú-CE-Brazil. Data were collected through interview carried out with 20 adolescents. The following categories were verified: pain — mean...
Objetivou-se conhecer os sentimentos e expectativas vivenciadas por primigestas adolescentes no terceiro trimestre de gravidez com relação ao parto. Estudo qualitativo, realizado nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2007, no ambulatório de pré-natal, do município de Maracanaú–CE-Brasil. Os dados foram coletados através de entrevista realizada com 20 adolescentes. Foram evidenciadas as seguintes categorias: dor —...
This work aimed to know the feelings and expectations lived by first time pregnant adolescents in the third quarter of pregnancy regarding childbirth. It was a qualitative study carried out in January and February 2007 in the prenatal clinic of the municipal district of Maracanaú-CE-Brazil. Data were collected through interview carried out with 20 adolescents. The following categories were verified: pain — mean...