Abstract
The evolution of knowledge about pregnancy, associated with structural changes in social organization, caused important changes in the vision and conduct offered to parturients. The metaphysical character, postulated by the medieval Church in relation to childbirth, restricted the intervention in the parturient, especially by men, considering the process of divine character. This model lasted for centuries, but later the idea of humanization became more widespread among doctors. In the twentieth century, the thinking spread by health professionals assumed that the use of forceps and narcosis humanized the process by minimizing pain and dilation-related complications. The concept of humanization of childbirth has been resignified. Currently, complete sedation and cesarean sections are no longer considered first-choice methods, being restricted only to cases that justify their use. Humanization consists in assisting the parturient in an empathic way, understanding childbirth as a human experience, subject to professional interventions that seek to act in the face of the other's suffering, without necessarily expiating it pharmacologically or promoting physical trauma in the parturient's body. Thus, this study sought to evaluate the evolution of the perception of childbirth in Brazil, as well as discuss the role of the nursing team in monitoring the pregnant woman.
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