The birth plan as a strategy for preventing obstetric violence from the perspective of health professionals

Abstract

Objective: To describe the perception of health professionals about the use of the birth plan as a strategy to prevent obstetric violence. Methods: Exploratory, descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, developed with 20 health professionals from a reference public maternity hospital in the North of Brazil, who participated in a semi-structured interview. The content was transcribed and processed in the IRAMUTEQ software version 0.7 Alpha 2 and R version 3.2.3 and analyzed using Bardin Content Analysis. Results: The professional profile was characterized by obstetric nurses, gynecology and obstetrics resident doctors, obstetricians, obstetrics resident nurses, neonatologists, psychologists and social workers, most of whom worked at the Normal Birth Center. Through the Descending Hierarchical Classification process, IRAMUTEQ originated four lexical classes, class 3 being analyzed in this study, which specifically addresses professionals' perceptions of obstetric violence and the birth plan. Conclusion: Health professionals understand the prevention of obstetric violence as an important purpose of the PP, recognizing it as an information instrument that gives empowerment and autonomy to the parturient woman, ensuring that her wishes are respected and her rights are fulfilled. and active participation in decision-making processes.