CADA PARTO É UMA HISTÓRIA: ELABORAÇÃO E EVIDÊNCIAS DE VALIDADE DEUMA CARTILHA EDUCATIVA COMO INSTRUMENTO PARA (RE) SIGNIFICAR O PARTO E O NASCIMENTO

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop an educational booklet aimed at pregnant women about the stages of labor. This is a study with a methodological approach, for the validation of an educational booklet. The construction and validation will be developed in four stages: 1. bibliographic survey; 2. Preparation of illustrations, layout, design and texts; 3. face and content validation of the educational material by expert judges on the subject; and 4. Validation of the material by representatives of the target audience. This study may prove to be a good tool for promoting the health of pregnant women, contributing as a tool for future studies related to the implementation of new actions, policies and strategies that promote the improvement of care services for pregnant women. The booklet constructed was titled “Each Childbirth is a Story, guidelines and tips on the stages of labor”, containing the stages of labor'', in addition to information on non-pharmacological methods of pain relief, obstetric violence and time Golden. For appearance and content validation, 22 content judges with teaching and care experience were contacted; all selected by snowball sampling, following pre-established criteria. For validation by the target audience, 22 pregnant women from 5 Family Health Strategies located in Três Lagoas-MS were selected for convenience. The data collection period with judges and pregnant women took place between July and December 2022 and January and March 2023. Two instruments were used for data collection: one for the judges and one for the target audience. The Microsoft Excel program, version 2016, was used for data organization and analysis. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. As for the validation of the first version of the booklet, the content judges attributed a good overall CVI of 0.919 In the evaluation carried out with the Suitability Assessment of Material, the target audience, pregnant women, validated the second version of the booklet with an excellent overall CVI of 0.913, classifying the booklet as “adequate” with an average of 90.0%. The final version was completed with 46 pages, based on the suggestions made by the content judges, technical judges and target audience. It is concluded that the educational booklet “Each Childbirth is a Story, guidelines and tips on the stages of labor” was considered valid in terms of content and appearance, and is therefore considered a relevant educational technology to be used by pregnant women.