AVALIAÇÃO DO PERFIL SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO DAS GESTANTES ATENDIDAS NA MATERNIDADE DO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO LAURO WANDERLEY E A RELAÇÃO COM O MEDO DO PARTO

Abstract

Childbirth, unlike pregnancy, that can be naturally for a long period and approved for the woman, all abrupt events, which can be demarcated the memory levels of positive or negative symbolization of the brand and its family. Fear, a complex multicultural feeling, can be understood as a negative assessment and an important source of anguish, challenging the physician's professional understanding to understand and alleviate this feeling. Objective: To determine the possible sociodemographic interferences in the profile of pregnant women waiting for fear of childbirth. Method: This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study with description9, with a sample composed of pregnant women treated at the maternity hospital of the Lauro Wanderley University Hospital (HULW) of the Federal University of Paraíba. The collection was carried out through the application of the sociodemographic and historical questionnaire, in addition to The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Version A), used to assess acceptance of the moment of delivery before it occurs. For statistical analysis, the computer system Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 (IBM, Armonk, USA) was used during data processing, considering a confidence interval of 95%. It was observed that the sample was aged between 18 and 45 years. There is no association with the outcome of fear of childbirth with the level of education, there was an inversely proportional significance. While ethnicity and marital status variables are not significantly different from other sociodemographic literatures. Conclusion: This study reveals the existence of moderate to high fear and a direct association with the level of education, no relationship with marital status and self-reported ethnicity of pregnant women attended at the HULW. There is a need for more studies in the area, therefore the present work will contribute to bring information to the team regarding the profile of the population, as well as being a health education tool, necessary to demystify the beliefs of the puerperal pregnancy cycle.