Publications by authors named "Edymara Tatagiba Medina"

Article Synopsis
  • The article analyzes how well Casa de Parto David Capistrano Filho-RJ follows the National Guidelines for Care in Natural Childbirth, based on a study with 952 observations from 2014 to 2018.
  • The compliance was categorized into four levels: total (≥75%), partial (50-74.9%), incipient (25-49.9%), and non-compliance (<24.9%).
  • Findings indicate that the care provided during labor, delivery, and newborn care fully complies with the guidelines and emphasizes personalized, de-medicalized care that respects the natural process of childbirth.
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This study aims to compare obstetric care in a birthing center and in hospitals of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) considering good practices, interventions, and maternal and perinatal results in the Southeast Region of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with comparable retrospective data from two studies on labor and birth. A total of 1,515 puerperal women of usual risk of birthing centers and public hospitals in the Southeast region were included.

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This study aimed to assess whether nurses' presence in delivery care in maternity hospitals linked to the Rede Cegonha program promotes access to best obstetric practices during labor and delivery. We conducted an evaluative study in 2017 in all 606 SUS maternity hospitals that joined this strategic policy in all Brazilian states. We collected data from maternity hospital managers and puerperae.

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