Clinical profile and quality of life in climacteric women.

Background: The Quality of Life in climacteric women is intrinsically related to signs and symptoms influenced by the decrease of estrogen and psychosocial factors linked to the natural aging process. Thus, this study aimed to trace the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of climacteric women working at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN) and evaluate their Quality of Life.

Methods: It is a descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative study.

Factors associated with sexual practices and positions performed by pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: to identify factors associated with the sexual practices and positions performed by pregnant women.

Methods: a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 354 pregnant women, in the interior of Ceará, Brazil, in 2016. For data collection, a form and a Pregnancy Sexuality Questionnaire were used.

Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review.

Objective: To characterize ethnographic research in the area of obstetric nursing regarding its theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects.

Method: An integrative review performed in the MEDLINE®, LILACS, BDENF and CINAHL databases, as well as the SciELO virtual library.

Results: Thirty (30) articles formed the analytical corpus after screening and reading the primary references in full.