Casa Luz - Anteprojeto de um Centro de parto normal para a cidade de João Pessoa, Paraíba

Abstract

With the advancement of technologies, birth, which was understood as a natural, family event that took place at home, came to be seen as a pathological event and was brought into hospitals. This represented a change in posture during childbirth, the woman started to play a passive role while unnecessary procedures are performed for medical convenience. Brazil has alarming statistics regarding cesarean sections, in 2019 more than 56% of births took place through surgery (Information System on Live Births - SINASC). To transform this reality, movements for the humanization of childbirth arise and in Brazil gain strength through government programs, however, these changes often do not translate into improvements in the built environment. In this way, this work aims to present the preliminary project of a Birth Center for the south zone of the city of João Pessoa, PB, in order to explore how architecture can collaborate to create more humanized alternatives for birth.