Submitted by Estagiário SPT BMHS (spt@fgv.br) on 2012-05-07T14:21:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 000048592.pdf: 5919600 bytes, checksum: bc3713edbf3068252b9b9cbc314b37bb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-05-07T14:21:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 000048592.pdf: 5919600 bytes, checksum: bc3713edbf3068252b9b9cbc314b37bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 1986 / The present study gas the purpose to identify the experiences endured by the parturient women during her first normal childbirth. Supposing beforehand a phenomenological approach, a field explanatory research was traced in which thirty recently delivery women in a normal childbirth condition, all of them primiparas, were interviewed one to three days postpartum on their beds in the motherhood. The interview followed a methodological model of life histories and by such histories the recently delivery women contributed with a detailed report about their childbirths. Their reports served for giving us information regarding the following four basic data in reference to parturient women in the course of her normal childbirth: a) physical experiences; b) emotional experiences; c) the meaning of hope; and d) perception of the medical doctor’s behavior. For practically the majority of the interviewed women, the hope of becoming pregnant was highly important and rather grafting; only a small number of them presented negative considerations as to the arrival of the baby. / Este trabalho teve por objetivo identificar as vivências femininas no decorrer de seu primeiro parto normal. Pressupondo-se uma abordagem baseada nos ensinamentos fenomenológicos, foi planejada uma pesquisa exploratória de campo em que 30 puérperas de parto normal, poucas horas após terem dado à luz. As entrevistas seguiram o modelo metodológico da técnica de histórias de vida e, através destas, as puérperas contribuíram com um relato acerca de seu parto. Os relatos serviram para nos dar informes a respeito de quatro aspectos básicos acerca da parturiente no processar do seu parto normal: a) vivências físicas; b) vivências emocionais; c) significado da experiência e d) percepção da conduta médica. A experiência de gerar um filho para praticamente todas as mulheres entrevistadas mostrou-se altamente importante e plena de gratificações. Apenas um pequeno número de mulheres apresentou considerações negativas à chegada da criança.