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Autonomy in labour and delivery in a Latin American urban centre
A qualitative phenomenological analysis
Mella-Guzman, M., Binfa, L., & Weeks, F. (2023). Autonomy in labour and delivery in a Latin American urban centre: A qualitative phenomenological analysis. Sexual and reproductive health matters, 31(1), Article 2310889. https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2024.2310889
The medicalisation of childbirth has diminished the role of labouring people. We conducted an exploratory phenomenological qualitative study, using purposive sampling, and then conducted 17 semi-structured interviews between December 2016 and October 2017 with people who had recently given birth in a public hospital in the Northern Metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile. The sufficiency of the study group was determined according to saturation criteria. Triangulated content analysis was applied to explore the clinical relationship and processes of autonomy and decision-making. The predominant clinical relationship observed was paternalism. The participation of labouring people in decision-making is scarce, with no evidence of ethically valid processes of informed consent.La medicalisation de l'accouchement a diminue le role des parturientes. Nous avons realise une etude qualitative phenomenologique exploratoire, en utilisant un echantillonnage raisonne, puis en menant 17 entretiens semi-structures entre decembre 2016 et octobre 2017 avec des personnes ayant recemment accouche dans un hopital public de la zone metropolitaine septentrionale de Santiago, Chili. La suffisance du groupe d'etude a ete determinee selon des criteres de saturation. Une analyse du contenu triangulee a ete appliquee pour explorer la relation clinique et les processus d'autonomie et de prise de decision. La relation clinique predominante observee etait le paternalisme. La participation des parturientes a la prise de decision est faible, sans aucune preuve de processus ethiquement valables de consentement eclaire.La medicalizacion del parto ha disminuido el papel de las personas en trabajo de parto. Realizamos un estudio cualitativo fenomenologico exploratorio, utilizando el muestreo intencional y luego realizamos 17 entrevistas semiestructuradas entre diciembre de 2016 y octubre de 2017 con personas que recientemente habian dado a luz en un hospital publico del area metropolitana septentrional de Santiago, Chile. Se determino la suficiencia del grupo de estudio segun los criterios de saturacion. Se aplico el analisis de contenido triangulado para explorar la relacion clinica y los procesos de autonomia y toma de decisiones. La relacion clinica predominante observada fue el paternalismo. La participacion de las personas en trabajo de parto en la toma de decisiones es escasa y no hay evidencia de procesos de consentimiento informado eticamente validos.