Terapia de grupo no cuidado com gestantes: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Abstract: Pregnancy is a period marked by profound biological, physical, and psychological transformations that can significantly affect women’s health and well-being. In this context, group therapy emerges as an important care strategy, fostering support, the exchange of experiences, and the strengthening of social bonds. The objective of this study was to examine how group therapy has been used in the care of pregnant women. An integrative literature review was conducted, with the search and selection of articles from BVS, PePSIC, SciELO, PsycINFO, and Embase, resulting in a corpus of 26 studies. The results indicated a predominance of randomized studies assessing efficacy, which employed standardized scales and questionnaires as well as statistical analyses; participants were women over 30 years of age; coordinators were psychologists/therapists; groups were small and included both pregnant and postpartum women; they had a therapeutic focus, were based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, aimed at symptom reduction, were held weekly, and conducted in hospital settings. These findings provided an understanding of the different ways in which group therapy has been applied in the follow-up of pregnant women, highlighting its potential as a resource for promoting maternal mental health and preventing emotional distress during this period.