Educação em saúde no processo gravídico-puerperal: um relato de experiência

Abstract

This article aims to report the experience of a training project of pregnant women about pregnancy and childbirth process. The methodology was critical and participatory workshops on issues related to pregnancy and childbirth from a gender perspective of pregnant women at two Family Health Units in a municipality of Bahia Reconcavo. Nine thematic workshops were held chosen by pregnant women , which led to assuage doubts and anxieties regarding the lack of information about all pregnancy-puerperal process. It follows that a practice is required in the Basic attention that actually provide the woman , information allowing the understanding of pregnancy, child care and to himself , during and after pregnancy , so you can make informed choices about care during the prenatal and childbirth , to exercise their reproductive rights of autonomous and empowered way