A garantia do/a acompanhante para a parturiente no processo de parto

Abstract

The present study focuses on women’s guarantees of a humanized birth process, which assures the presence of a companion of her choice for birth process, in public and private hospitals, as demanded in law – Law 11.108/2005 – Companion Law. The purpose of this study was to identify if mothers had knowledge about the Companion Law and if this law is being effective through the phases of birth process – pre-birth, birth and post-birth, and to comprehend the benefits and harms of the companion’s presence. Considering all ethic care, a qualitative research took place, through semi-structured interviews with twelve volunteers in two different age groups (18 to 25 years old and 26 to 40 years old). After analysis, it was concluded that the results provide a better understanding of the importance of a companion in the birth process, identifying that despite the lack and misinformation about the Law of the Companion, it was respected and honored by the majority of pregnant women in the birth process. It also reiterated the importance of a companion in labor and birth process, strengthening scientific evidence that corroborated the reports pointing benefits monitoring, which must be encouraged and never denied to women. It was concluded that the implementation of the Companion Law still needs improvement, as it is still deficient. However, it has shown effectiveness, once there was no impediment to the exercise of this right except for a woman. It was concluded that the implementation of the Companion Law still needs improvement, as it is still deficient, being more realized at the birth process, but not in the post-birth, when it is not guaranteed the entry of male companions at any time in the accommodation.