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Intentionality of women's actions in labor: a study in social phenomenology
Fernanda Honnef1, Stela Maris de Mello Padoin1, Cristiane Cardoso de Paula1
1Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Objective:
to understand the intentionality of women's autonomous actions in labor.
Methods:
a study in Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology, developed with 15 puerperal women admitted to a university hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through phenomenological interviews and analyzed according to the adopted framework and the comparison with scientific productions.
Results:
the actions intended to receive physical and emotional support from their companions, from pregnancy, for a peaceful delivery with less pain, fast and without interventions. The intention was to do the right things for the child's well-being and, after delivery, to be painless and active to take care of their children.
Final Considerations:
women's actions have intentionality arising from their knowledge, which is guided by the social relationships established in the world of life.
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