ABSTRACT
The stressful nature of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the quality of maternity care. The purpose of this study was to understand and explore the labour and delivery experiences for women who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Brazil during this time. Between July and October 2020, we conducted 28 semi-structured interviews with postpartum women who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to delivering at a tertiary hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil. Interview transcripts were coded, and we carried out a thematic analysis using three domains of the World Health Organization's model of intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience as a framework. During labour and delivery, women experienced varying levels of respect, with many women reporting feeling mistreated by their healthcare team because of their COVID-19 diagnosis. Due to COVID-19 hospital protocols that denied companions or visitors, women reported feeling unsupported and isolated, especially during the mandatory quarantine. Women also experienced varying levels of effective communication, with some women citing they felt the staff were often fearful, and either avoidant or disrespectful. A minority of women reported that the staff appeared to be respectful and receptive to their needs. Our findings provide preliminary evidence that the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic on health professionals potentially results in ineffective communication and mistreatment during labour and delivery. Embedding respectful and humanised childbirth principles into emergency maternal healthcare protocols may improve the childbirth experience for women with COVID-19, as well as for women during future public health emergencies.
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COVID-19 , Maternal Health Services , Pregnancy , Female , Humans , Pandemics , Delivery, Obstetric , Brazil/epidemiology , COVID-19 Testing , Professional-Patient Relations , COVID-19/epidemiology , ParturitionABSTRACT
Conhecer o perfil sociodemográfico familiar e clínico de crianças com cardiopatia congênita atendidas em uma instituição hospitalar. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, transversal, desenvolvido no ambulatório de cardiologia pediátrica de um hospital em Fortaleza-CE, durante o período de março a agosto de 2012. Contemplou uma amostra não aleatória por conveniência de 80 pais de crianças cardiopatas entre 5 e 12 anos. Obtiveram-se informações a partir de dados primários de prontuário e por questionários, abordando as características sociodemográficas dos pais, dados familiares e condições clínicas das crianças. Resultados: Quanto aos dados sociodemográficos dos pais, 77 (96,2%) dos acompanhantes eram do sexo feminino, 50 (62,5%) estavam casados ou em união estável, 39 (48,7%) tinham entre 10 e 12 anos de estudo, e 69 (82,6%) relataram renda familiar entre 1 e 2 salários mínimos. Na amostra de crianças estudada, 43 (53,8%) eram do sexo feminino. A mediana das idades das crianças foi de 8,4 anos, variando entre 5 e 13 anos. Quanto à idade do diagnóstico, 44 (55,0%) ocorreram em idade inferior a 6 meses, independentemente do tipo da cardiopatia. Detectou-se que 19 (23,75%) tinham parentesco com a cardiopatia. Conclusão: Os pais acompanhantes de crianças com cardiopatia eram predominantemente mães, de baixo nível econômico e com escolaridade satisfatória. Houve predominância do diagnóstico precoce, principalmente nas crianças com cardiopatia do tipo cianótica...
To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of children with congenital heart disease assisted at a hospital institution. Methods: A descriptive, crosssectional study conducted in the pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic of a hospitalin Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, in the period from March to August 2012. It comprised a nonrandom convenience sample of 80 parents of children with heart disease aged 5 to 12 years. Information was obtained from primary data of medical records and through questionnaires covering the parentâ??s sociodemographic characteristics, family data and the childrenâ??s clinical aspects. Results: Regarding socioeconomic data, 77 (96.2%) caregivers were female, 50 (62.5%) were married or in a stable relationship, 39 (48.7%) had 10-12 years of formal education, and 69 (82.6%) reported a household income between 1 and 2 minimum wages. In the sample of children studied, 43 (53.8%) were female. The median age of the children was 8.4 years, ranging from 5-13 years. As to the age at the heart disease diagnosis, 44 (55%) occurred under the age of 6 months, regardless of the type of cardiopathy. It was detected that 19 (23.75%) were related to the disease. Conclusion: Childrenâ??s caregivers were predominantly their mothers, with low income and satisfactory schooling. Early diagnosis was predominant, mainly among the children with cyanotic cardiopathy...
Conocer el perfil socio demográfico familiar y clínico de niños con cardiopatía congénita asistidos en una institución hospitalaria. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal, desarrollado en el ambulatorio de cardiología pediátrica de un hospital de Fortaleza-CE, en el período entre marzo y agosto de 2012. Se incluyó una muestra no aleatoria por conveniencia de 80 padres de niños cardiópatas con edad entre los 5 y 12 años. Se obtuvo informaciones a partir de datos primarios del historialclínico y a través de cuestionarios incluyendo las características socio demográficas de los padres, datos familiares y condiciones clínicas de los niños. Resultados: Respecto a los datos sócio demográficos de los padres, 77 (96,2%) de ellos eran del sexo femenino, 50 (62,5%) eran casados o vivían en unión estable, 39 (48,7%) habían estudiado durante 10 y 12 años y 69 (82,6%) relataron una renta familiar entre 1 y 2 ingresos mínimos. En La muestra de niños estudiada, 43 (53,8%) eran del sexo femenino. La mediana de las edades de los niños fue de 8,4 anos, variando entre los 5 y 13 años. Respecto a la edad del diagnóstico, 44 (55,0%) se dieron en edad inferior a 6 meses, independiente Del tipo de cardiopatía. Se detecto que 19 (23,75%) tenían algún familiar con cardiopatía. Conclusión: Los padres que estaban con los niños cardiópatas eran en su mayoría madres con bajo nivel económico y escolaridad satisfactoria. Hubo predominio Del diagnostico precoz principalmente en los niños con cardiopatia del tipo cianótica...
