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Information that (de)motivate women's decision making on Planned Home Birth
Franciele Volpato1, Roberta Costa1, Odaléa Maria Brüggemann1
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Objective:
To understand how information about Planned Home Birth motivates or discourages women's decisions on this location of birth.
Method:
Descriptive exploratory study, qualitative approach. Data collection carried out from February to April 2019, through semi-structured interviews with 14 women and documentary sources. The data were analyzed using Bardin's content analysis process, with the help of ATLAS.ti 8.0.
Results:
The motivations for choosing Planned Home Birth are: respect for the autonomy and natural process of childbirth and delivery, support from a partner and trust in professionals. Aspects that discourage this choice are fear of complications, the need for a hospital medical structure, opinions that value risk.
Conclusion:
Women's choices are based not only on information, but also on how that information is processed. This study demonstrated that the perception pertaining to the safety of Planned Home Birth is essential for making this decision.
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