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Presence of a full-time companion in Brazilian maternities linked to the Rede Cegonha.
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Ciencia & saude coletiva [Cien Saude Colet] 2022 Apr; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 1581-1594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 16. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The objective was to estimate the proportion of women with a full-time companion in Brazilian maternities linked to the Rede Cegonha (RC) and to compare them between the macro-regions in Brazil. A nationwide study, carried out from December/2016 to October/2017. 10,665 puerperal women from all regions of Brazil participated in the study, who gave birth at one of 606 maternity hospitals with a regional action plan approved by RC. Proportions and respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated, adjusted for the cluster effect, by comparing the macro-regions using Wald's chi-square test. The presence of a full-time companion occurred in 71.2% of maternities, being higher among women aged 20-35 years, brown-skinned, with higher education, married, and assisted in vaginal delivery. Almost 30% of puerperal women did not have a full-time companion. In the Southeast and Midwest regions, self-declared black women, with less schooling and unmarried women were less accompanied. The moment of delivery had less presence of the companion (29.2%). Despite the advances, this right is still not fully fulfilled, pointing to the occurrence of social inequities among Brazilian macro-regions.
Details
- Language :
- Portuguese; English
- ISSN :
- 1678-4561
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ciencia & saude coletiva
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35475837
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232022274.07462021