Violation of the rights of the companion during hospitalization for childbirth in public maternity hospitals.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of violation of the rights of the companion during the hospitalization of the woman for childbirth.

Method: Cross-sectional study conducted in public maternity hospitals in Florianopolis between 2015 and 2016, with data from individual interview with 1.145 companions.

Support actions undertaken for the woman by companions in public maternity hospitals.

Objective: to identify the support actions undertaken for the woman during labor, birth, cesarean section and the postpartum period.

Method: a transversal study, undertaken in three public maternity hospitals, with a sample of 1,147 companions. The data were collected through interviews and were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

[Perceptions of women in puerperium regarding factors that influence breast feeding].

The following paper presents the results of an exploratory-descriptive research, applying a qualitative approach. The main goal was to understand the perceptions of women in puerperium concerning the factors that influence breast feeding. The study has been carried out in a university hospital.