CARE OF PROFESSIONALS IN OBSTETRIC HEALTHCARE PRACTICES IN THE LIGHT OF AYRES AND BUBER

The aim of this article was to develop a reflection about care given to women during childbirth. To this end, we used theoretical frameworks of care as understood by Ayres and the assumptions of the existentiality of being by Buber. Care in relationships with the other, in health practices, especially in obstetrics, regards the capacity of creating interactions between health professionals and women during childbirth, associating technical and humanistic aspects. Understanding the theoretical conceptions about the relationship between professionals and women in childbirth in the health care is necessary to reaffirm the paradigm of humanization and care in the process of childbirth. This reflection contributes to reorganizing the healthcare model focused on humanized practices, based on scientific evidence and the recognition of health practices based on caring for women during childbirth.