Abstract
Objective: To describe the perception of pregnant women undergoing prenatal care by nurses at a Family Health Unit about delivery routes. Methods: Field research was used, descriptive, with a qualitative approach, the sampling consisted of 15 pregnant women, data collection occurred after approval by the ethics and research committee in a Family Health Unit, through the application of an interview. Results: It was possible to elaborate three thematic groups, the first thematic group deals with the perception of pregnant women regarding the routes of delivery, the second refers to the professional relationship between nurses and pregnant women in prenatal consultations, and finally the third thematic group it will cover the feelings expressed by pregnant women regarding the decision on the mode of delivery. Conclusion: In view of the analysis of the studied object, the pregnant women did not have a grounded knowledge about the routes of childbirth, in the technical/scientific concept, in addition to finding the feeling of fear of pain, both related to natural and/or vaginal delivery and to childbirth.