ResumoA gestação e o parto são experiências signifi cativas para a maior parte das mulheres. As expectativas de gestantes podem infl uenciar suas vivências relacionadas ao parto e à maternidade. Esta pesquisa investigou as expectativas de primigestas sobre o parto e suas percepções acerca da preparação para o parto. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo. Foram realizadas entrevistas com 18 mulheres no terceiro trimestre de gravidez, que faziam acompanhamento pré-natal em serviços da rede pública de Brasília (DF). Para a análise dos relatos foram utilizados procedimentos de análise de conteúdo. Como principais resultados, destacaram-se: preferência das entrevistadas por parto normal; expectativas relacionadas ao parto, em geral negativas, perpetuando ideias de um momento de medo, dor e sofrimento, podendo trazer riscos para a mulher e para o bebê; sentimentos de preparação insufi ciente e falta de confi ança para vivenciar o parto. Pôde-se identifi car demanda por mais informações sobre temas associados à gestação, em particular o parto, bem como a necessidade de maior apoio psicoemocional às gestantes no pré-natal. Palavras-chave:Assistência pré-natal, percepções de gestantes, parto, psicologia da saúde. Expectant Mother's Expectations for Birth and their Perceptions of Delivery and Birth Preparation AbstractPregnancy and childbirth are signifi cant experiences for most women. Expectant mother's expectations can infl uence her experiences related to birth and motherhood. This study aimed to investigate fi rst-time expectant mothers' expectations for birth and their perceptions of preparation for birth. To this end, a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study was conducted. Eighteen fi rst-time expectant mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy were interviewed. The methodology to analyze the women reports consisted of content analysis. The main results were: preference for vaginal birth among most women; expectations for childbirth, in general very negative, containing ideas of fear, pain and suffering, seeing childbirth as a life-threatening moment to women and their babies; feelings reported by expectant mothers of not being suffi ciently prepared and confi dent for experiencing birth. We were able to ascertain the need for more information during the prenatal care services about pregnancy, namely childbirth, as well as the need for greater psycho-emotional support for expectant mothers.
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