Users' and providers' perspectives on technological procedures for 'normal' childbirth in a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil
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| contents | Users' and providers' perspectives on technological procedures for 'normal' childbirth in a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil Cecilia McCallum Ana Paula dos Reis Salud Brazil culture health services Obstetric delivery techniques Objective. To reveal the effect of cultural practices on the way in which normal birth is conducted in a public hospital in Brazil. Material and Methods. This article about a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil, compares the points of view of providers and users on four technological normal childbirth procedures: trichotomy, episiotomy, oxytocin infusion, and epidural analgesia. Fieldwork carried out from2002 to 2003 combined qualitative and quantitative methods. Results. Institutional practices make childbirth unnecessarilydifficult for women. Nonetheless, most women accept the conditions because the medical procedures make sense according to their cultural understandings. Service providers support the use of such procedures, although doctors are aware that they contradict recommendations found in scientific medical literature. This article argues that from the perspective of both providers and users, the technologicalprocedures are infused with a culturally specific set of meanings and values. Conclusions. Policymakers must addressthe cultural understandings of both users and health care professionals in order to improve maternal healthcare in public hospitals in Brazil. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10650107 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.50 |
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| spellingShingle | Users' and providers' perspectives on technological procedures for 'normal' childbirth in a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil Cecilia McCallum Salud Brazil culture health services Obstetric delivery techniques Users' and providers' perspectives on technological procedures for 'normal' childbirth in a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil Cecilia McCallum Ana Paula dos Reis Salud Brazil culture health services Obstetric delivery techniques Objective. To reveal the effect of cultural practices on the way in which normal birth is conducted in a public hospital in Brazil. Material and Methods. This article about a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil, compares the points of view of providers and users on four technological normal childbirth procedures: trichotomy, episiotomy, oxytocin infusion, and epidural analgesia. Fieldwork carried out from2002 to 2003 combined qualitative and quantitative methods. Results. Institutional practices make childbirth unnecessarilydifficult for women. Nonetheless, most women accept the conditions because the medical procedures make sense according to their cultural understandings. Service providers support the use of such procedures, although doctors are aware that they contradict recommendations found in scientific medical literature. This article argues that from the perspective of both providers and users, the technologicalprocedures are infused with a culturally specific set of meanings and values. Conclusions. Policymakers must addressthe cultural understandings of both users and health care professionals in order to improve maternal healthcare in public hospitals in Brazil. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10650107 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.50 |
| title | Users' and providers' perspectives on technological procedures for 'normal' childbirth in a public maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil |
| topic | Salud Brazil culture health services Obstetric delivery techniques |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10650107 |