THE COMPANION DURING LABOUR AND BIRTH: NEW MOTHERS’ PERCEPTIONS

A descriptive, qualitative study carried out in a second-level public hospital in Fortaleza-Ceara, with 14 new mothers, with the objective of analyzing their perceptions of the presence/participation of companions during labor and childbirth. Data were collected between August and September 2009, vi...

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Main Authors: Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira, Dafne Paiva Rodrigues, Maria Vilaní Cavalcante Guedes, Gilvan Ferreira Felipe, Francisca Tereza de Galiza, Lidiane Colares Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20201