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Poster Abstract
Denise Antunes de Azambuja Zocche, Department of Nursing, University of the State of Santa
Catarina UDESC- Chapeco (SC), Brazil.
Correspondence to: Dora Lúcia Leidens Correa de Oliveira, School of Nursing, Federal University
of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil, E-mail: dora@enf.ufrgs.br
Abstract
Introduction: the analysis of the reports of health programs and policies for women in Brazil
reveals that there was expansion of the scope of services offered, although the focus on
postpartum continues being the health of the newborn and family planning, neglecting other
women’s health needs.
Method: Grounded Theory study with the aim of analyzing the relationship between the care
offered by the Unified Health System (SUS in Portuguese) and the health needs of women in the
puerperal period. The analysis was focused on the potential of this offering for the production of
health care integrality. Study carried out in a primary care service of Porto Alegre, State of Rio
Grande do Sul / Brazil, through interviews with sixteen women in postpartum and six health
professionals of the service. Analysis of official documents of the Ministry of Health was also
undertaken. Theoretical standpoints included the concepts of “positionality” by Linda Alcoff,
“identity” by Stuart Hall, and “health needs” by Agnes Heller
Results: the service offered and the reasons for women's access to the service were largely
related to the health of the newborn. The analysis identified "Producing Identities and Women’s
Needs in Puerperium Experiences" as the “Core Category” of the study, divided into two analytical
categories: "(Re) Inventing Needs and Women’s Identities in Puerperium" and "Delimiting
Positions and Strengthening Identities".
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3 World Congress on Integrated Care, Mexico City, Mexico, 19-21 November, 2015
International Journal of Integrated Care – Volume 15, 17 Nov – URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-117367 – http://www.ijic.org
women’s lives in the postpartum period, creating health needs or enhancing previously
experienced needs. Health needs expressed by women were those related to sleep, leisure and
support to meet the demands of motherhood. Professionals recognized the importance of offering
listening spaces for women in the postpartum period in order to recognize their singular health
needs.
Introducción: el análisis de los informes de los programas y políticas de salud para las mujeres
en Brasil revela que hubo expansión del alcance de los servicios que se ofrecen, aunque el foco
en el posparto sigue siendo la salud del recién nacido y la planificación familiar, descuidando las
necesidades de salud de otras mujeres.
Resultados: el servicio que se ofrece y las razones del acceso de las mujeres a los servicios
fueron en gran medida relacionados con la salud del recién nacido. El análisis identificó
"Identidades producción y necesidades de las mujeres en Experiencias puerperio" como la
"Categoría nucleo" del estudio, dividido en dos categorías analíticas: "(Re) Inventar necesidades e
identidades de las mujeres en puerperio" y "Delimitar Posiciones y fortalecimiento de las
identidades".
Keywords
health integrality, maternal and child nursing; nursing research; postpartum; health policy /
integralidad en salud, enfermería materno-infantil; investigación en enfermería; posparto;
política en salud
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3 World Congress on Integrated Care, Mexico City, Mexico, 19-21 November, 2015
International Journal of Integrated Care – Volume 15, 17 Nov – URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-117367 – http://www.ijic.org
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