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community. In these meetings, activities are carried out according to the demand
of the group, usually of about 20 pregnant women, with semi-annual registrations.
In addition, several commemorative dates are encouraged, such as Women’s Day,
Mother’s Day, National Mother’s Reduction Week, Father’s Day, National Breastfeeding Week, Children’s Day and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Day, among
others (Amorim et al. 2018).
Students, in the Psychology course, for example, benefit from the opportunity
to use the MCFCP as a place for basic observation studies in the subjects of
Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Group Dynamics; in the Physiotherapy course, they involve the subjects of Physiotherapy Practice II, Gynecological
and Obstetric Physiotherapy, Hydrogymnastics Classes with Babies and Pregnant
Women; in nutrition, the activities are carried out in the subject Integrator Seminar
and, in physical education and nursing, they use it as a space of knowledge in the
stages of academic studies (UNESC 2019).
The results expected by the MCFCP program include mainly the health of women,
especially during pregnancy. In this way, the program encourages healthy pregnancies with various stimuli through the use of biopsychosocial health indicators or a
positive capacity to react to adverse situations. Also, the program defends the preference of choosing normal delivery with the father’s accompaniment in the procedure
room and the family’s harmony with the baby during the puerperium. It offers help
when necessary about caring for the child, as well as working to prevent postpartum
depression. It also emphasizes adherence to the practice of breastfeeding. It still
promotes the affective bonds between family members and their children; citizenship
and reaffirmation of the rights of pregnant women during childbirth, the puerperium
and young children (UNESC 2019).
Initiatives like this raise the empowerment of women and the sense of independence. Especially in a country like Brazil, where the public health system fails to
offer the minimum necessary support for pregnant women who are unable to afford
the costs of care for their children. In addition, the students are rewarded with interdisciplinarity in academic performance. By MCFCP it is possible to contribute to the
formation of future professionals who have a different and critical view regarding
assistance to human beings. Moreover, the program offers, to these students, experiences to understand the benefits of teamwork and formulating strategies for the
promotion of collective health through general intervention and in specific groups,
contributing to the consolidation of more welcoming health in Brazil.
In this sense, it is possible to reinforce the thinking of Kumar (2017), Cornwall
(2016) and Alvarez (2013), who state that empowerment refers to the intrapersonal
factor and can include variables such as the self-esteem, quality education level and
autonomy. As well as the representativeness in decision making positions at community and organizational activities. To that end, it is up to universities, to increasingly
assume their role, aiming at sustainability and acting as key players in this new
era. To offer solutions whose common objective is to involve the academy and the
community, including empowering women, thus reducing gender inequality.
C. P. Finatto et al.
community. In these meetings, activities are carried out according to the demand
of the group, usually of about 20 pregnant women, with semi-annual registrations.
In addition, several commemorative dates are encouraged, such as Women’s Day,
Mother’s Day, National Mother’s Reduction Week, Father’s Day, National Breastfeeding Week, Children’s Day and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Day, among
others (Amorim et al. 2018).
Students, in the Psychology course, for example, benefit from the opportunity
to use the MCFCP as a place for basic observation studies in the subjects of
Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Group Dynamics; in the Physiotherapy course, they involve the subjects of Physiotherapy Practice II, Gynecological
and Obstetric Physiotherapy, Hydrogymnastics Classes with Babies and Pregnant
Women; in nutrition, the activities are carried out in the subject Integrator Seminar
and, in physical education and nursing, they use it as a space of knowledge in the
stages of academic studies (UNESC 2019).
The results expected by the MCFCP program include mainly the health of women,
especially during pregnancy. In this way, the program encourages healthy pregnancies with various stimuli through the use of biopsychosocial health indicators or a
positive capacity to react to adverse situations. Also, the program defends the preference of choosing normal delivery with the father’s accompaniment in the procedure
room and the family’s harmony with the baby during the puerperium. It offers help
when necessary about caring for the child, as well as working to prevent postpartum
depression. It also emphasizes adherence to the practice of breastfeeding. It still
promotes the affective bonds between family members and their children; citizenship
and reaffirmation of the rights of pregnant women during childbirth, the puerperium
and young children (UNESC 2019).
Initiatives like this raise the empowerment of women and the sense of independence. Especially in a country like Brazil, where the public health system fails to
offer the minimum necessary support for pregnant women who are unable to afford
the costs of care for their children. In addition, the students are rewarded with interdisciplinarity in academic performance. By MCFCP it is possible to contribute to the
formation of future professionals who have a different and critical view regarding
assistance to human beings. Moreover, the program offers, to these students, experiences to understand the benefits of teamwork and formulating strategies for the
promotion of collective health through general intervention and in specific groups,
contributing to the consolidation of more welcoming health in Brazil.
In this sense, it is possible to reinforce the thinking of Kumar (2017), Cornwall
(2016) and Alvarez (2013), who state that empowerment refers to the intrapersonal
factor and can include variables such as the self-esteem, quality education level and
autonomy. As well as the representativeness in decision making positions at community and organizational activities. To that end, it is up to universities, to increasingly
assume their role, aiming at sustainability and acting as key players in this new
era. To offer solutions whose common objective is to involve the academy and the
community, including empowering women, thus reducing gender inequality.