Autonomia das mulheres: um estudo sobre a escolha de via de parto nas instituições do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em Alagoas

Abstract

This research was developed centered on the possibility of exercising autonomy for women who experience childbirth in public institutions in the State of Alagoas. Therefore, within the interdisciplinary perspective, we sought to analyze the theme: based on the following problematization: “Pregnant women are given the possibility of exercising autonomy in choosing the route of delivery in public health institutions, linked to the Unified Health System, in the State of Alagoas?” The proposed general objective was to analyze the conditions of these women, given the quantity and quality of information they receive (or received) during pregnancy to make a free and informed decision about the route of birth that suits them. Aiming to develop the general objective, the following topics were discussed throughout the work: the social right to health as a requirement to guarantee the dignity of the human person; the importance of access to safe, informed birth and supported by evidence-based medicine; economic and social vulnerabilities can directly impact the choice of birth route and the classification of Bioethics currents, with emphasis on the Principialist and Latin American currents. At the methodological level, the qualitative-quantitative approach method was used, with hypothetical deductive reasoning as its reasoning, which enables a deeper analysis of relationships, using field research as a procedure, with the analysis of interviews using forms carried out through of the Google Forms platform. From the research carried out empirically, crossing the data with the theoretical framework previously raised, it is possible to conclude that pregnant women can not to exercise their autonomy in choosing the route of birth in public maternity hospitals in the State of Alagoas, which represents a violation of the principles bioethics and guarantees of fundamental rights.