Feelings of health professionals regarding the care of pregnant women with hearing impairment
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This study deals with the discourse of health professionals who work in primary care about the care of women with hearing loss. Its objectives were: to know the feelings reported by health professionals about the possibility of caring for a pregnant woman with hearing impairment and to discuss the preparation for this care to be of quality. This is a qualitative descriptive research conducted with 31 health professionals (nurses, nursing technicians, nursing assistants and community health agents) from Basic Health Units (UBS) in a municipality in the mid-Paraíba region of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Most of the participants have already had contact with the LIBRAS course and a smaller number have had experience in assisting pregnant women with some hearing impairment. The results allowed the formulation of the following categories: Feeling of powerlessness when caring for a hearing impaired pregnant woman, Feeling of sadness in the face of the care of a hearing impaired pregnant woman and Lack of training to care for a hearing impaired pregnant woman. It is concluded that professionals do not feel prepared to deal with this public, feel powerless and sad in the face of care for hearing-impaired pregnant women and do not feel able to provide safe and quality care.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Ana Maria Gaboni de Oliveira, Maressa Victória Rodrigues de Paula, Vitória de Castro Novais, Renata Martins da Silva Pereira, Clarissa Ferreira Pontual de Oliveira, Marcia Figueira Canavez, Odete Alves Palmeira, Marcia Maria Bastos da SilvaAuthor(s)
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Ana Maria Gaboni de Oliveira
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Maressa Victória Rodrigues de Paula
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Vitória de Castro Novais
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Renata Martins da Silva Pereira
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Clarissa Ferreira Pontual de Oliveira
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Marcia Figueira Canavez
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Odete Alves Palmeira
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Marcia Maria Bastos da Silva