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Home birth
Health policy
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Abstract
Objective: to explore the experiences of Amazonian women with planned home birth (PHB). Method: qualitative study with 20 women from the state of Pará (Northern Brazil). Semistructured interviews were conducted between August 2021 and February 2022, fully transcribed, and analyzed using content analysis in ATLAS.ti 8.0. Two categories emerged: (1) the PHB experience; and (2) home birth and the break with the hospital-centric model. Results: birth was described as a ritual involving the body and care practices such as water birth, relaxation and massage, and upright birthing positions. PHB was associated with fewer unnecessary interventions and greater body awareness, strengthening women’s agency in the act of giving birth. Conclusion: the PHB experience was characterized as satisfactory, marked by autonomy and decision-making power in care, and supported by a social network chosen by the woman to preserve control over the care process.
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