Effects of an Experience-focused Prenatal Program on Stress, Anxiety, Childbirth Confidence, and Maternal-Fetal Attachment on Women in Their First Pregnancy

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an experience-focused prenatal program on stress, anxiety, childbirth confidence, and maternal-fetal attachment for women in their first pregnancy. METHODS: The participants were 57 pregnant women at 32 weeks or more of a first pregnancy who agreed to participate in this study. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, χ2 test, and Fisher's exact test using the SPSS 21.0 program. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significant differences in stress, anxiety, childbirth confidence, and maternal-fetal attachment from the control group. CONCLUSION: The four-week experience-focused prenatal program can be used for women in their first pregnancy to reduce their stress and anxiety and to increase their childbirth confidence and maternal- fetal attachment.

Percepções de gestantes sobre atenção odontológica durante a gravidez / The beliefs of pregnant women about dental care during gestation

O presente artigo tem como proposta discutir a percepção de gestantes usuárias do Sistema Único de Saúde e também as assistidas em serviço privado conveniado sobre saúde bucal no período gestacional, por meio de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, cujos dados foram objeto de análise de conteúdo. Foram realizadas entrevistas até obter-se saturação em relação à compreensão dos objetivos dessa pesquisa, totalizando vinte. A análise e interpretação dos dados mostraram a existência de mitos, medos e restrições relacionados à atenção odontológica no pré-natal. A busca pela atenção odontológica entre as usuárias do SUS é mais rotineira e sistemática durante o pré-natal devido à oferta programática realizada neste período pelas Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS), sendo uma oportunidade de resolver problemas odontológicos pré-existentes. Identificou-se entre as gestantes assistidas por convênio a existência de atenção odontológica programada em outras épocas e evitadas durante o pré-natal.

The objective of this study was identifying beliefs of pregnant women, both users of the Unified Health System (the Brazilian Healthcare System) and women assisted by the private sector, with respect to oral health and dental care during their pregnancy. The approach used in this survey was theme-based qualitative content analysis. The subjects' comprehension of the objectives of this study was checked in semi-structured interviews, a total of 20. Analysis and interpretation of the collected data revealed the existence of myths, fears and restrictions with regard to prenatal dental care. According to our findings the users of the Unified Health System seem to have dental visits on a more systematic and regular basis than the users of the private health sector, probably because the dental services offered by the prenatal program of the Primary Care Units is providing them with an opportunity to solve pre-existing dental problems. On the other hand, the users of the private health system seem to avoid scheduling dental visits during pregnancy.