Abstract

ALVAREZ-FRANCO, Claudia Cecilia. How Women who Had Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Describe the Nursing Care. Aquichan [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp.17-26. ISSN 1657-5997.

Post-partum hemorrhage is the worldwide leading cause of obstetric morbidity and death. Both professional nurses and attendants are responsible for providing nursing care to mother and child during the labor, delivery and post-partum stages. It is essential for the nursing staff to have a clear understanding of the care women expect from a more humane perspective. Objective: Describe how women who had postpartum hemorrhage, perceive the care provided by the nursing staff during labor, delivery and postpartum. Method: This is a qualitative case-based and interpreted study based on Heidegger's philosophy. Results: The women were interviewed upon their release after experiencing immediate post-partum hemorrhage; during the interviews, they identified three main issues: comprehensive nursing care; the other side of the nursing staff: actions leading to lack of care and patient behaviors that condition nursing staff behavior. This article deals with comprehensive care, where women acknowledge the care provided by nurses and nursing attendants during the labor, delivery and post-partum stages such as: caring for the physical and emotional well being of both mother and child; supporting women in their role as mothers; finally, the role of nurses as friends and as professionals responsible for the medical staff. Conclusion: The study revealed how women receiving this type of nursing care were able to perceive its importance through the nursing staff's behavior and actions during the labor, delivery and post-partum stages. Their testimonies evidenced pleasure whenever the nursing staff had provided emotional and physical comfort and well being to them, their child and their families. The study also revealed the reciprocity between women's behavior and that of the nursing staff whenever humane care is provided.

Keywords : Post-partum hemorrhage; humanization of assistance; nursing care; postpartum period.

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