From expectation to experience: humanizing childbirth in the Brazilian National Health System

During the past 15 years Brazil has increased efforts to humanize maternal care within the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Humanization efforts come along with de-medicalization of birth even if quality care and reduction of inequalities are still pressing matters in the country. For this qu...

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Main Authors: Marília Mendes de Souza Teixeirense, Sara León Spesny Dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp)
Series:Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-32832018000200399&lng=en&tlng=en