Women with cardiopathy in the context of reproductive planning: contributions of phenomenological hermeneutics

Objective: To analyze the existential movement of women with heart diseases in the context of Reproductive Planning. Method: Qualitative with Heideggerian phenomenological approach. Seventeen participants with heart disease and with recent experience of pregnancy at a reference institution for maternal risk participated in the study, through the phenomenological interview. Results: Two units of meanings emerged in the hermeneutical analysis: To be more attentive and concerned with the treatment because the problem remains the same; Expressing that they don´t want to get pregnant anymore because they´ve reached the limit and to seek planning in doing the tubal ligation. Conclusion and implications for practice: The unveiling of the existential movement made it possible to understand that, although the participants felt secure with the institutional follow-up of high-risk pregnancies, this proved to be insufficient with regard to Reproductive Planning. It stands out the necessary consideration by nurses and other health professionals that this planning is an important set of actions to identify and modify risks in women with heart diseases in the perspective of better perinatal outcomes. It is necessary to advance in the comprehension of the subjective aspects of the woman and the couple through the dialogue, besides the permanent education work of the whole team.