Contraception and reproductive planning from the perspective of women with sickle cell disease.

Objective: To understand the perceptions of women with sickle cell disease (SCD) about reproductive planning in a public health service.

Method: This is a qualitative study conducted with 15 women with SCD attended at a public hospital in Recife, between August 2018 and May 2019. Bardin's content analysis technique was used.

[Postpartum follow-up of women's health].

This study focused on perceptions and practices in postpartum follow-up of women's health. The article is part of a larger qualitative study based on Gadamer, from October 2012 to September 2013 in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, with participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Participation included the family health team (a physician, nurse, and five health agents) and ten women (18 years or older, recruited in the last trimester of pregnancy, and receiving prenatal care with the family health team).

Women's care during home visits for the "First Comprehensive Healthcare Week".

Objective: To evaluate women's care during home visits for the "First Comprehensive Care Week".

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a specialized service in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. A total of 190 women who had recently given birth enrolled at the Family Health Strategy answered the questionnaire between September and December 2013 to verify the association between home visits and the investigated variables.

[Years of potential life lost by female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil].

This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to calculate the potential years of life lost by female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2003-2007. A database was used from the Operational Division for Information on Births and Deaths under the Recife Municipal Health Department. All death certificates for childbearing-age women were reviewed for the five-year period.