Percepción de cuidado humanizado de enfermería desde la perspectiva de usuarias parturientas de una comunidad de Latacunga, Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: Humanized childbirth is respect for privacy at the place of delivery, affective support from health personnel, respect for the choice of companion during delivery, freedom of position and mobility during labor, avoid use unnecessary drugs, among others. Therefore, women must have a humanized delivery and quality and warm nursing care in order to obtain humanized care. Methods: A qualitative-descriptive research was carried out, semi-structured interviews were carried out taking into account the perspective of women in labor from a community of Latacunga - Ecuador, keeping the ethical principles of autonomy, respect and confidentiality of information; Once the interviewees had been interviewed, the information was triangulated and the analysis was carried out using the methodology of Demaziére D. and Dubar C. Results: It was evidenced that there is a deficiency in the care provided by the nursing staff to pregnant women, thus finding, non-compliance with the provisions of the World Health Organization (WHO), to achieve a humanized delivery. Conclusions: The study participants expressed their experience and perspective on the care received in the antepartum, delivery and postpartum phases, where there was a lack of information on the procedure to be performed, denial of family support, breach of confidentiality and privacy, discrimination and lack of vocation, so they agreed that humanistic care should be improved in nursing personnel.