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. 2022:30:e3774.
doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5980.3774.

Meaning of the spiritual aspects of health care in pregnancy and childbirth

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Dirce Stein Backes  1   2 , Eronis Borges Gomes  1 , Rosiane Filipin Rangel  3 , Karla Maria Carneiro Rolim  4 , Luciano Samaniego Arrusul  1 , Josiane Lieberknecht Wathier Abaid  5
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Meaning of the spiritual aspects of health care in pregnancy and childbirth

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Dirce Stein Backes et al. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2022.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese, Spanish

Objective: to know the importance of the spiritual aspects of health care during pregnancy and childbirth, in the light of complexity thinking.

Method: qualitative research, based on complexity thinking. Twenty-seven postpartum women with children between one month and six months old participated in the study. The data were collected between August and November 2021, based on individual interviews with guiding questions. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.

Results: three themes were obtained: The inseparability of spiritual care and emotional care; Connection between spirituality and the uterus - sacred temple; Alternative techniques for spiritual health care.

Conclusion: the spiritual aspect of health care during pregnancy and childbirth can be considered an essential resource in the support of autonomy, security, and comfort. In addition, it can enable favorable outcomes in childbirth by strengthening the maternal-fetal attachment.

Objetivo:: conhecer o significado da dimensão espiritual do cuidado em saúde na gestação e no parto, à luz do pensamento da complexidade.

Método:: pesquisa qualitativa, fundamentada no pensamento da complexidade. Participaram 27 puérperas com filhos entre um mês e seis meses de idade. Os dados foram coletados, entre agosto e novembro de 2021, a partir de entrevistas individuais, com questões norteadoras. Utilizou-se para a análise dos dados a Análise Temática.

Resultados:: obtiveram-se três temáticas: A indissociabilidade entre cuidado espiritual e cuidado emocional; Conexão entre dimensão espiritual e útero - templo sagrado; Técnicas alternativas e complementares de cuidado espiritual em saúde.

Conclusão:: a dimensão espiritual do cuidado em saúde na gestação e no parto pode ser considerada recurso essencial no despertar da autonomia, da segurança e do conforto, além de possibilitar desfechos favoráveis no parto pelo fortalecimento do vínculo materno-fetal.

Objetivo:: conocer el significado de la dimensión espiritual de la atención en la salud durante el embarazo y el parto, a la luz del pensamiento de la complejidad.

Método:: investigación cualitativa, basada en el pensamiento de la complejidad. Participaron 27 puérperas con hijos entre un mes y seis meses. Los datos fueron recolectados entre agosto y noviembre de 2021, a partir de entrevistas individuales, con preguntas orientadoras. Para el análisis de los datos se utilizó el Análisis Temático.

Resultados:: se obtuvieron tres temas: La inseparabilidad entre el cuidado espiritual y el cuidado emocional; Conexión entre dimensión espiritual y útero - templo sagrado; Técnicas alternativas y complementarias del cuidado de la salud espiritual.

Conclusión:: la dimensión espiritual de la atención en la salud durante el embarazo y el parto puede ser considerada un recurso esencial en el despertar de la autonomía, la seguridad y el confort, además de posibilitar resultados favorables en el parto al fortalecer el vínculo materno-fetal.

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