Humanization of children's assistance: opinion of nursingacademic

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the opinion of nursing students on the humanization of childbirth care. Method: descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach. For the analysis of the testimonies, the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin12 was used. Data collection took place in June 2017, at the Nursing Department of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). The studied population consisted of undergraduate nursing students at UFPE. The selection of participants was casual, in which the researchers personally made the invitation, including students who expressed the desire to participate. Results: it became evident that among the three main categories, centered: 1. on the role of women, 2. on the humanization of childbirth care scenarios and 3. on educational actions by both professionals and parturients. It was also observed, in view of the responses collected, the existence of subcategories that reinforce the importance of the three main ones. Conclusion: it is understood, then, that the humanization process of childbirth care is broad, and analyzing it from the perspective of health professionals and nursing students is one way.