Representação social da indução do trabalho de parto por gestantes numa maternidade do Espírito Santo

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the social representations of postpartum women about labor induction. Method: This is a study with a qualitative approach carried out with puerperal women assisted at a referencematernity hospital in Espírito Santo, fromJunetoNovember 2021. To analyze the results, the recorded interviews were transcribed for semantic analysis of the information and the evocationswereextracted, elucidatedthroughtheopenEVEC 0.92 software thatallowstheformation of the central nucleus and the peripheral system of the social representations about the induction of childbirth. The study was submitted to the Ethics Committee in Research withHumanBeingsofthe Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo – UNESC. Result: The social representations regarding the induction of labor were positive for the puerperal women, corroborating other studies. Conclusion: It is important that more research is carried out in order to provide the improvement of obstetric procedures, which will benefit the maternal-fetalbinomial.