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  • Maternal Health
  • Health Education

Background:

  • Cesarean birth rates and unnecessary interventions are a concern in Brazil.
  • Promoting normal birth requires increasing public knowledge and shifting cultural perceptions.
  • The Senses of Birth (SoB) exhibition was developed to address these issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Senses of Birth exhibition in increasing knowledge and promoting positive perceptions and preferences for normal birth.
  • To assess the intervention's potential to influence cultural change regarding childbirth in Brazil.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-method study analyzed the impact of the SoB exhibition on 22,621 participants across three Brazilian cities.
  • Pre- and post-exhibition surveys were administered to visitors, non-pregnant women, and pregnant women.
  • Follow-up surveys assessed postpartum women who attended the exhibition during pregnancy. Univariate analyses compared pre- and post-intervention data.

Main Results:

  • Significant increases in knowledge about normal birth were observed: 10.0%–25.0% for general visitors and 27.3%–42.0% for pregnant women (P<0.001).
  • Positive shifts in perceptions and preferences for normal birth were substantial, reaching 83.0% of general visitors and 87.4% of pregnant women.
  • The intervention demonstrated a clear impact on participants' understanding and attitudes toward childbirth.

Conclusions:

  • The Senses of Birth exhibition effectively enhanced knowledge and preference for normal birth.
  • Scaling up this intervention could foster a cultural shift valuing normal birth.
  • This approach may contribute to reducing unnecessary cesarean and premature birth rates in Brazil.