The prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the reasons for the prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals. Methods: Grounded Theory. Study approved by two Research Ethics Committees and conducted by theoretical sampling, from July 2015 to June 2017. Twe...

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Main Authors: Marli Therezinha Stein Backes (Author), Karini Manhães de Carvalho (Author), Larissa Nascimento Ribeiro (Author), Tamiris Scoz Amorim (Author), Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino dos Santos (Author), Dirce Stein Backes (Author)
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the reasons for the prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals. Methods: Grounded Theory. Study approved by two Research Ethics Committees and conducted by theoretical sampling, from July 2015 to June 2017. Twenty-nine interviews were conducted with health professionals from two maternity hospitals in the Southern Region of Brazil. Data collection and analysis was performed alternately; and analysis by open, axial, and selective coding/integration. Results: the technocratic model still persists because the assistance is performed in a mechanized way, centered on the professionals. There is a lack of systematization of care, and under-dimensioning of the nursing staff. Final Considerations: obstetric nurses need to review their performance in obstetric centers, the internal organization, the dimensioning of nursing professionals, and become protagonists of care. Investment in academic training/updating the knowledge of midwifery professionals, based on scientific evidence and user-centered care is necessary.
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10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0689