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    Developing strategies to be added to the protocol for antenatal care: An exercise and birth preparation program

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    OBJECTIVES: To describe the implementation process of a birth preparation program, the activities in the protocol for physical and birth preparation exercises, and the educational activities that have been evaluated regarding effectiveness and women's satisfaction. The birth preparation program described was developed with the following objectives: to prevent lumbopelvic pain, urinary incontinence and anxiety; to encourage the practice of physical activity during pregnancy and of positions and exercises for non-pharmacological pain relief during labor; and to discuss information that would help women to have autonomy during labor. METHODS: The program comprised the following activities: supervised physical exercise, relaxation exercises, and educational activities (explanations of lumbopelvic pain prevention, pelvic floor function, labor and delivery, and which non-pharmacological pain relief to use during labor) provided regularly after prenatal consultations. These activities were held monthly, starting when the women joined the program at 18–24 weeks of pregnancy and continuing until 30 weeks of pregnancy, fortnightly thereafter from 31 to 36 weeks of pregnancy, and then weekly from the 37th week until delivery. Information and printed materials regarding the physical exercises to be performed at home were provided. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01155804. RESULTS: The program was an innovative type of intervention that systematized birth preparation activities that were organized to encompass aspects related both to pregnancy and to labor and that included physical, educational and home-based activities. CONCLUSIONS: The detailed description of the protocol used may serve as a basis for further studies and also for the implementation of birth preparation programs within the healthcare system in different settings

    Developing strategies to be added to the protocol for antenatal care: an exercise and birth preparation program

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    To describe the implementation process of a birth preparation program, the activities in the protocol for physical and birth preparation exercises, and the educational activities that have been evaluated regarding effectiveness and women's satisfaction. The birth preparation program described was developed with the following objectives: to prevent lumbopelvic pain, urinary incontinence and anxiety; to encourage the practice of physical activity during pregnancy and of positions and exercises for non-pharmacological pain relief during labor; and to discuss information that would help women to have autonomy during labor. The program comprised the following activities: supervised physical exercise, relaxation exercises, and educational activities (explanations of lumbopelvic pain prevention, pelvic floor function, labor and delivery, and which non-pharmacological pain relief to use during labor) provided regularly after prenatal consultations. These activities were held monthly, starting when the women joined the program at 18-24 weeks of pregnancy and continuing until 30 weeks of pregnancy, fortnightly thereafter from 31 to 36 weeks of pregnancy, and then weekly from the 37 th week until delivery. Information and printed materials regarding the physical exercises to be performed at home were provided. Clinicaltrials. gov: NCT01155804. The program was an innovative type of intervention that systematized birth preparation activities that were organized to encompass aspects related both to pregnancy and to labor and that included physical, educational and home-based activities. The detailed description of the protocol used may serve as a basis for further studies and also for the implementation of birth preparation programs within the healthcare system in different settings704231236COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR - CAPESFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESPsem informação08/10392-

    Stress of men and women seeking treatment for infertility

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    PURPOSE: To evaluate the level of stress in men and women seeking treatment for infertility and to identify the associated variables. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 101 men and 101 women consulting for the first time at the Human Reproduction Unit. Participants completed the Brazilian version of the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) based on four domains: social relationships, life without children; marital relationship/sexual and maternity/paternity and a structured questionnaire with socioeconomic and reproductive variables. Bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-square and Fisher exact tests, considering p<0.05. Afterwards the multivariate correspondence analysis was done with variables with p<0.20. RESULTS: Overall, the participants presented a high level of stress in all domains, except in the life without children domain. Multivariate analysis of correspondence showed that variables associated with a high level of stress in the social relationships domains were: to be a woman, to have the infertility problem, and to consider the quality of the marital relationship to be regular. In the life without children domain the variables that approached the high stress were: to be woman, age between 18 and 24 years, and to have the infertility problem. To be a man, to consider adoption, parents/in-laws and other people knowing about the difficulty to become pregnant, and to consider the quality of the marital relationship to be excellent were the variables associated with high level of stress in marital/sexual relationship domain. For maternity/paternity domain the variables associated were to be women, consider marital relationship quality regular, age between 25 and 35 years, be evangelical or protestant were the variables associated with a high level of stress. CONCLUSION:Men and women seeking treatment for infertility present a high level of stress and it can be suggested that psychosocial support is important and should be different for men and women.OBJETIVO: Avaliar o nível de estresse de homens e mulheres que buscavam tratamento para infertilidade e identificar variáveis associadas. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 101 homens e 101 mulheres que se consultavam pela primeira vez em um Ambulatório de Reprodução Humana. Os participantes responderam à versão brasileira do Inventário de Problema de Fertilidade (IPF) com base nos quatro domínios: relacionamentos sociais, vida sem filhos; relacionamento conjugal/sexual e maternidade/paternidade e também a um questionário com características socioeconômicas e reprodutivas. Realizou-se análise bivariada através dos testes qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher, considerando p<0,05. Posteriormente realizou-se análise multivariada de correspondência, na qual foram incluídas as variáveis com p<0,20. RESULTADOS: De modo geral, os participantes apresentaram alto nível de estresse em todos os domínios, exceto no domínio vida sem filhos. A análise multivariada por correspondência apontou que as variáveis que se aproximaram do estresse alto no domínio relacionamentos sociais foram: ser do sexo feminino, ter o problema da infertilidade, e considerar a qualidade do relacionamento conjugal regular. No domínio vida sem filhos as variáveis que se aproximaram do estresse alto foram: ser do sexo feminino, ter idade entre 18 e 24 anos, e ter o problema da infertilidade. Ser do sexo masculino, considerar a adoção, pais e/ou sogros e outras pessoas saberem da dificuldade para engravidar, e considerar a qualidade do relacionamento conjugal ótimo aproximaram-se do alto nível de estresse no domínio relacionamento conjugal/sexual. Para o domínio maternidade/paternidade evidenciou-se que as variáveis ser do sexo feminino, considerar a qualidade do relacionamento conjugal regular, ter idade entre 25 e 35 anos, e praticar religião evangélica ou protestante aproximaram-se do alto nível de estresse. CONCLUSÃO: Homens e mulheres que buscam tratamento para infertilidade apresentam alto nível elevado de estresse, sugerindo que o apoio psicossocial é importante e deve ser diferenciado para homens e mulheres.25526

    Rape-related pregnancy in Brazil: the experience of women seeking legal abortion

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    No Brasil, a realização de interrupção legal de gestação consequente à violência sexual é permitida por lei. O objetivo deste estudo foi relatar vivências de mulheres após a violência sexual, no diagnóstico de gravidez, na busca pelo serviço de interrupção legal da gestação e durante a internação em um hospital universitário. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa com entrevistas semiestruturadas em dez mulheres de 18-38 anos e escolaridade ≥ 8 anos, após 1-5 anos da interrupção legal da gestação. As mulheres desconheciam o direito à interrupção legal da gestação, sentiram a violência sexual como experiência vergonhosa, mantiveram segredo e não procuraram qualquer atendimento imediato. O diagnóstico de gravidez provocou sentimentos de angústia e desejo de abortar. Para as mulheres que procuraram o setor de saúde suplementar as orientações foram precárias ou não aconteceram. O atendimento dos profissionais mostrou-se relevante para assimilação da experiência do aborto. É necessário divulgar o direito à interrupção legal da gestação e a existência de serviços que a realizam, e capacitar profissionais de saúde e segurança pública para atender esses casos312345353FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP2009/18226-0In Brazil, abortion is permitted by law in cases of rape-related pregnancy. This study reports on various aspects in the experience of women that have been sexually assaulted: diagnosis of the pregnancy, seeking legal abortion, and hospitalization in a university hospital. This was a qualitative study that interviewed ten women 18 to 38 years of age, with at least eight years of schooling, one to five years after legal abortion. The women had been previously unaware of their right to a legal abortion, were ashamed about the sexual assault, kept it secret, and had not sought immediate care. The diagnosis of pregnancy provoked anxiety and the wish to undergo an abortion. Women treated through private health plans received either insufficient orientation or none at all. Respectful treatment by the healthcare staff proved relevant for the women to cope with the abortion. The study highlights the need to publicize the right to abortion in cases of rape-related pregnancy and the healthcare services that perform legal abortion, in addition to training healthcare and law enforcement teams to handle such case

    Posição vertical durante o trabalho de parto: dor e satisfação

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    OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the vertical position adopted by nulliparous women during labor in terms of pain and satisfaction with the position. METHODS: the study was based on a secondary efficacy analysis of data from 107 nulliparous women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial in which the vertical position adopted during the dilation phase of labor was evaluated. The analysis involved comparing the median percentages of the duration for which women remained in the vertical position for each of the variables studied . The Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used to determine the difference s betwee n th e groups. Statistical significance was set at p 7 (p=0.02) . At 4 and 6 cm of dilation , the women who reported greater satisfaction remained more than 50 % of the time in the vertical position (p=0.0 2 an d p=0.03 , respectively). CONCLUSIONS: the vertical position helped relieve labor pain and increased comfort and patient satisfaction.OBJETIVOS: avaliar a posição vertical , adotada por mulheres nulíparas durante o trabalho de parto , em relação à dor e satisfação com a posição. MÉTODOS: abordagem analítica distinta, complementar e de eficácia de 107 nulíparas, secundária aos dados de um ensaio controlado randomizado, que avaliou a posição vertical em nulíparas durante a fase de dilatação do trabalho de parto. A análise foi realizada pela comparação das porcentagens medianas do tempo de permanência na posição vertical para cada categoria das variáveis estudadas. Para testar as diferenças entre as variáveis foram utilizados os testes de Kruskal-Wallis e de Mann-Whitney. A significância foi estabelecida em p 7 (p=0.02). As mulheres mais satisfeitas, aos 4 e 6 cm de dilatação, permaneceram mais de 50 % do tempo na posição vertical (p=0.0 2 e p=0.03, respectivamente). CONCLUSÕES: a posição vertical auxiliou no alívio da dor , melhorou o conforto e satisfação das parturientes.393398Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

    Vivencias de mulheres e homens do programa de fertilização in vitro da UNICAMP

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    Orientador: Mauricio KnobelTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias MedicasResumo: Dentre os tratamentos propostos para os casais estéreis o mais complexo é a fertilização in vitro (FIV). Este procedimento exige um investimento emocional, de tempo e esforço, que leva freqüentemente à postergação de outras necessidades. Isto gera numerosas vivências, às vezes contraditórias, na vida dos homens, das mulheres, do casal. O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer as vivências dos casais que participaram do programa de FIV, do CAI SM/U NI CAM P, durante o período de abril 1999 a abril 2000. Foi um estudo descritivo, com um componente quantitativo e outro qualitativo. Para o componente quantitativo foi aplicada a escala de ansiedade e depressão Hospital Amáety and Depression (HAD), e para o componente qualitativo foram realizadas entrevistas. Para estas foi utilizada uma amostra proposital realizando-se, conforme a lógica subjacente a este tipo de amostragem, seleção de casos que manifestavam o fenômeno de interesse intensamente. Foram procurados casos ricos em informação em relação aos objetivos propostos em este estudo. Foram aplicadas 55 escalas a mulheres e 31 a homens e foram realizadas 33 entrevistas a mulheres e 20 a homens. Para a analise das entrevistas, estas foram lidas várias vezes e as respostas agrupadas em núcleos de sentido. As sub-escalas HAD mostraram que em gerai homens e mulheres não estavam ansiosos nem deprimidos ao início de um ciclo de FIV. As entrevistas mostraram que os casais que participaram do FIV eram em geral bem estruturados e tinham uma vida sexual satisfatória. A decisão de participar dos procedimentos do F/V faz parte da sequência dos tratamentos, e mulheres e homens os iniciam com muita esperança sem considerar o fracasso como uma possibilidade. Os homens sentiam que o seu papel era de apoiar às mulheres e as mulheres estavam dispostas a fazer qualquer intento por obter uma gravidezAbstract: Among infertility treatments in vitro fertilization(IVF) is considered one of the most complex and the demanding treatments for infertile couples. This procedure involves an important emotional investment and the time and effort dedicated frequently mean the postponement of other projects. Life experiences, sometimes contradictory are part of this process for woman, man and couples. The objective of this research was to study life experience during the initiation IVF procedures, of women and men, participating of the IVF Program of CAISM/UNICAMP, between April 1999 and April 2000. This study was quantitative and qualitative. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Scale applied to evaluate anxiety and depression among women and men beginning IVF procedures and interviews were performed to access life experience of the participants. Or the qualitative component of this study a purposeful. Following the to the logic of this sampling procedure cases rich in information were purposefully selected according to the proposed objectives. The HAD scale was completed with 55 women and 31 men. Also in-depth interviews were conducted with 33 woman and 20 men. For the analysis the interviews were read several times and the contents organized. The analysis of the scores on the sub-scales anxiety and depression showed that women and men were did not present scores compatible with anxiety or depression at the showed that women and men participating in this study in general had a good relationship with their partners and that their sexual life was satisfactory. The decision to participates in IVF procedures for women as well as for men was part of the process of seeking for a solution for their infertility and they all had hope and positive expectation related to the outcome of the cycle they were initiating without considering the possibility of failure. Men perceived their role as giving support to their wives during this process and women were determined to do everything to become pregnantDoutoradoSaude MentalDoutor em Ciências Médica

    Algumas vivencias de mulheres com esterilidade primaria por obstrução tubariae informações recebidas sobre o risco das infecções do trato reprodutivo

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    Orientador: Neury Jose BotegaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências MédicasResumo: A esterilidade por obstrução tubária decorrente de infecções do trato reprodutivo (ITRs) é um problema mundial, sendo mais grave nos países em desenvolvimento. Entre as mulheres atendidas no Ambulatório de Reprodução Humana da Universidade Estadual de Campinas por esterilidade primária, durante os últimos dez anos, o fator causal de 42% delas foi obstrução tubária,decorrente provavelmente de uma infecção do trato reprodutivo. Um dos objetivos deste estudo foi descrever as vivências de mulheres estéreis e conhecer as informações que elas lembravam ter recebido dos médicos por ocasião de consultar por ITRs.As mulheres entrevistadas foram selecionadas entre as pacientes do Ambulatório seguindo os critérios de uma amostra proposital. Foi realizada uma entrevista em profundidade com 16 mulheres Com esterilidade primaria por fator tubário.o outro objetivo foi o de descrever a informação que os médicos referem que dão às mulheres que consultam por ITRs. Foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada com 15 médicos que trabalhavam em 15 postos da rede pública de Campinas, escolhidos por sorteio. A análise das entrevistas mostrou que as principais vivências das mulheres foram a surpresa, o sentir-se diferentes, a tristeza e a dor, a culpa, a perda e o luto e que isso afetou as relações com o parceiro e a família.A análise dos relatos das mulheres a respeito das consultas por ITRs mostrou que elas não lembravam ter recebido nenhuma informação sobre a forma de prevenção das mesmas. Também,elas não relacionavam os sintomas pelos quais tinham consultado com um diagnóstico de ITR, assim como, desconheciam os riscos das ITRs para o seu futuro reprodutivo. Quinze das 16 mulheres entrevistadas, não mencionaram que este risco fosse colocado quando consultaram por episódios de ITRs. Ao analisar as entrevistas com os médicos, encontrou-se que a informação que referiam dar às mulheres que consultam por ITRs parecem insuficientes,incompletas ou pouco claras. Em geral,referem-se aos tratamentos, aos cuidados de higiene e, em alguns casos, ao uso do condom ou à abstinência sexual, durante um espaço de tempo. Entretanto, a informação relativa à forma de transmissão e ao risco destas infecções para o futuro reprodutivo das mulheres é pouco mencionada e isto é feito de uma maneira pouco clara ou incompleta. As informações que as mulheres lembram ter recebido e as que Os médicos referem dar por ocasião de ITRs Não diferem substancialmente. Desta forma, como estas mulheres não tinham uma informação adequada ou completa, isso levou provavelmente a que não fosse possível implementar medidas de prevenção, com o objetivo de que talvez as ITRs não fossem repetitivas e de, eventualmente,diminui responsabilidade de uma esterilidade tubária e das vivências decorrentes delaAbstract: Infertility due to tuba 1 obstruction,as a consequence of Reproductive tract infections(RTIs)is aworldwide problem, particularly in developing countries. Among the women consul ting because of primary infertility at the Human Reproduction Unit of the Universidade Esta~ual de Campinas, during the last ten years tubal obstruction was thf~ main etiological factor identified (42%), probably after a RTI. Two objectives 01 this study were to describe infertile women's grasp of their J.ife experience resulting from infertility and to learn about the .nformation theyremembered having redeived from the physician, wh::;n they consul ted because of a RTI. The women interviewed were selected from among clients af the Unit, following purposeful sanpling criteria. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 women presenting with primary tubal infertility.A third objective was to describe the information physicians provide to women consulting for RTIs. A semi-structured interview was carried-out with 15 physicians working in 15 clinics of the public health network, in the city of Campinas, selected at random. The analysis of the women's interviews showed that their main experience had been surprise, a feeling of being different, sadness and pain, and loss and mourning. This affected their relationship with their partner and family. The women's statements, related to previous medical consul t:ations because of RTIs, showed that they did not remember receiving any information on preventive measures. ~ In addition, they did not: establish a link between the symptoms for which they sought care and a diagnosis of RTI, nor between their symptoms and RTI's impact on their reproductive future. Fifteen out of the 16 women in the study did not remember that this risk being mentioned when th?y consulted for RTIs. The analysis of thE interviews' with physicians showed that the information they decland giving to women that consulted for a RTI was insufficient, incoJplete andjor unclear. In general, they talked about treatment, personal hygiene care and in some cases about the use of cond:m andjor Texutal abstinence for a time.Nevertheless, the inforrltion provided on the transmission and the risk of these infectior~ for the women's reproductive future was not clearly mentioned ald the information was not complete. The information women remembered recei ving and that physicians referred giving at the time of assisting a patient with an RTI were similar. Because of the fact that these women did not have adequate or complete information, prevention strategies, aimed at avoiding repeated RTIs, and ultimately minimimizing risk of tubal infertili ty and adverse vi vencias associated wi th this type af infertility, were probably not possible to implementMestradoSaude MentalMestre em Saude Menta
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