Perception of mothers regarding the induction of childbirth

Abstract

Objective: the discussion on the perception of women on the labor induction allow qualify the care provided by the health team during parturition, attending the recommendations of humanized delivery care, especially from the perspective of women. Thus, this study that aimed to identify and analyze the scientific literature the perception of mothers on the use of labor-inducing. Method: the data collection occurred through the search strategy with the Boolean tools available on Bireme platform with access to databases LILACS, BDENF and SciELO. The research used a combination of descriptors: induced labor, the perception and postpartum women. Seventy seven articles were found, between the years 2009- 2013, and selected six articles that comply with the inclusion criteria. Result and Discussion: this review showed that there is little production of research on this subject. An analysis of the articles found, the perception of mothers on the induction of labor had differences of opinion, to assert a striking and painful experience, there were also reports that despite the pain, induction reduced the time of labor. The mothers expressed ambivalent feelings about the perception of labor induction, assessing it as beneficial for optimizing labor, accelerating the period of dilation and delivery, however, the mothers draught an increase of pain. fica por otimizar o trabalho de parto, acelerando o período de dilatação e o de parto, no entanto, as parturientes destacaram o incômodo pelo aumento da dor.