Human rights of women in childbirth in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: What obstetric nursing haS to do

Abstract

Objetivo: esta comunicação tem por objetivo provocar a reflexão de enfermeiras(os) obstétricas(os) a seguir na luta pela garantia de direitos das mulheres e de seus bebês, em meio à pandemia de COVID-19. Desenvolvimento: chama a atenção a violação dos Direitos Humanos das mulheres, seus filhos e de enfermeiras obstétricas e obstetrizes, principalmente pelo impacto da pandemia. Endossa a Declaração da International Confederation of the Midwives intitulada “Os direitos das mulheres no parto devem ser mantidos durante a pandemia”, e evoca a Enfermagem Obstétrica a um quefazer, solidário e pautado pela justiça social, construído e anunciado pelos corpos e vozes daquelas(es) que cuidam e são cuidadas(os). Considerações Finais: sinalizamos o compromisso político-social com a democracia enquanto processo que legitima a cidadania num campo especial de interesse: a vida e a saúde das mulheres, a partir do direito constitucional e dos desafios éticos que nos convoca a pandemia.SimObjective: This release aims to promote the reflection of obstetric nurses so that they continue to fight to guarantee the rights of women and their babies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Development: This paper draws the attention to the violation of the Human Rights of women, their children, and obstetric nurses and midwives, mainly due to the impact of the pandemic. It endorses the Official Statement of the International Confederation of the Midwives named “Women’s Rights in Childbirth Must be Upheld During the Coronavirus Pandemic”, and evokes Obstetric Nursing to a solidary work guided by social justice, built and announced by the bodies and voices of those who provide care and those who receive it. Final Considerations: We signal the political and social commitment to democracy as a process that legitimizes citizenship in a special field of interest: women’s life and health, based on the constitutional law and on the ethical challenges that are imposed by the pandemic