Vivência da gestação e puerpério: Reflexões a partir do Pré-Natal Psicológico

Abstract

For women experiencing pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, this is a stage of intense physical and emotional transformation, with repercussions on various dimensions of their lives: marital, social, family and professional. Prenatal care may include medical and psychological assistance for pregnant and postpartum women. Becoming a mother has the potential for profound personal transformation, both through the influence of socially reinforced positive emotions, and through experiences of insecurity and suffering, and in some cases even illness, as is the case with Postpartum Depression. The objective of this research was to reveal the experiences of women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This qualitative in nature, with a phenomenological approach, based on Husserl's theoretical-philosophical framework, took place in two phases, with pregnant participants in the first phase and postpartum women in the second. The meetings took place in groups, every two weeks, in a Basic Health Unit in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. The following instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Initial Assessment and Final Assessment, in addition to recording the sound of the participants' voices in each meeting. The results made it possible to outline fifteen thematic categories that revealed that the PNP group provided opportunities for the exchange of experiences, social support and access to privileged information about the emotional aspects of this phase, proving to be a protective factor for these mothers.