Gynecology & Reproductive Health
Open AccessLaying on of Hands in Health Care for Pregnant Women
Authors: Suzin JB, Burgatti JC, Iukawa N.
Abstract
The changes inherent to women during pregnancy have an impact on the health of their children, which can lead to damaging results and be exacerbated by adverse environmental situations, like those that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article shows a study of the application of a technique of laying on of hands, Neural Stimulation (NS) in 328 patients between the 5th and 38th weeks of pregnancy, seen between 2020 and 2022 in a large public hospital in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil. The aim was to analyse the application of the technique to the health of pregnant women and its impact on improving the quality of life and well-being of these patients. It is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. In order to understand the results of the technique, interviews were carried out with 19 patients until the information was saturated and a thematic modality was used to analyse the data. As a result, all the patients interviewed reported benefits, which made it possible to identify the potential of the NS technique as a tool for comprehensive care, promoting effective and continuous improvement, calm and well-being, followed by learning techniques for self-care, reduction of pain, better mood, recovery of lost energy, improved sleep and the final finding of improved quality of life for pregnant women.
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