Percepção de enfermeiras de uma maternidade pública de Salvador sobre a atenção à saúde em caso de aborto

Abstract

Objective: To describe the perception of nurses in a public maternity hospital in Salvador on health care in the event of abortion. Method: For the production of this material, interviews were used with nine nurses from a public maternity hospital in the city of Salvador - Bahia. The thematic content technique was used, involving three stages: pre-analysis, material exploration and interpretation of the results obtained. Results: The study was carried out with nine nursing professionals. The professionals were female with an average age of 40 years. With an average time of professional exercise of 16.44 years and an hourly workload with an average of 40 hours a week. After analyzing the interviews, three main themes were identified: Ethics in the professional practice, Perception of the behavior of professionals against abortion, and loss of the autonomy of the minor woman. Conclusions: The study showed that there was no judgment regarding the women who abort this sample. There was a decrease in abortion discrimination, the relationship of humanization was present in the institution. When dealing with the loss of the autonomy of the woman, in relation to the child, the main related factor was low income and little access to education.