摘要:This ethinographic study aimed to understand the labor pain experienced by the women who gave birth to a child in a school hospital in São Paulo city, where the usage of peridural is not very frequently applied and the presence of a companion during the labor is also restrict. It was used the cultural antropology as reference.Although the labor pain is a characteristic event of the labor, this study showed that the woman is worried about this future and next experience during her pregnancy. The prenatal assistance that is given to these women has been failing in this aspect, which makes even more important the participation of these womens relatives in their expectation.
其他摘要:This ethinographic study aimed to understand the labor pain experienced by the women who gave birth to a child in a school hospital in São Paulo city, where the usage of peridural is not very frequently applied and the presence of a companion during the labor is also restrict. It was used the cultural antropology as reference.Although the labor pain is a characteristic event of the labor, this study showed that the woman is worried about this future and next experience during her pregnancy. The prenatal assistance that is given to these women has been failing in this aspect, which makes even more important the participation of these womens relatives in their expectation.