TITLE:
Women’s Perception Concerning Health Care in the Post-Partum Period: A Meta-Synthesis
AUTHORS:
Maria Suely Correa, Katia Virginia Feliciano, Evelyne Nascimento Pedrosa, Ariani Impieri Souza
KEYWORDS:
Post-Partum Care, Qualitative Research, Meta-Synthesis, Women’s Health, Needs Assessment
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.4 No.7,
May
30,
2014
ABSTRACT:
This meta-synthesis
presents the results of qualitative studies on puerperal perception concerning
woman’s care in the post-partum period. Four databases were researched using
keywords such as “postnatal care” (or) “postpartum period”, (and) “care”,
“women”, “perception”, “qualitative research”, “women’s health services”,
“community health services”, “allied health personnel”, “primary health care”, resulting
in 9 articles for analysis. Six themes were identified: interpersonal
relationship, information, communication, attending the necessities, service
organization and other supports. Results report mainly on the unsatisfactory
professional care for women, appreciating the form of dealing with promptness
and the timing to be attended; trust; content, coherence and the way to inform;
clarification of doubts; friendly conversation and clinical assistance. The
professional workload was restricted on postpartum period care quality. There
were gaps found in clinical practice and in dialogical communication and
information on women’s health necessities.