Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In Brazil, in 2005, Federal Law No. 11.108 was promulgated, which establishes that health services are obliged to allow the pregnant woman the right to accompany her during the whole period of labor, delivery, and postpartum. This work aims to evaluate, through a literature review, the importance of Law No. 11.108/2005 and whether this has been adequately fulfilled. METHODS: Of the 27 results, 4 studies were selected to compose this review. Were searched the databases PubMed and SciELO, to locate studies addressing reports on the compliance and importance of Law No. 11.108/05 in Brazilian hospitals. RESULTS: The Federal Law that guarantees women the right to be accompanied by someone of their choice in the public health network is often disregarded, causing the woman and the baby do not enjoy the numerous benefits of follow-up throughout period. This non-compliance occurs mainly due to the lack of knowledge of mother about her rights and the authoritarianism of public institutions and their collaborators that do not allow the mother to have her rights fulfilled. CONCLUSION: It is of the utmost importance that leaders of public maternity hospitals are attentive to this disallowance to change this scenario.
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