Contribuições da Psicologia para a Saúde Mental e o Bem-Estar na Gestação

Abstract

Abstract: pregnancy is a topic discussed by several areas of health and Psychology sheds light on the subject, understanding this phase as a time of crisis and transformation, also reflecting motherhood as a health and social issue constructed since childhood with the representation of the social role attributed to the female sex. Thus, the present work has as its central objective to improve knowledge so that Psychology can contribute to pregnancy and people can have access to these services. The methodology used was a bibliographic review of the last five years in the CAPES, BVS, LILACS, PubMed and SciELO databases, using the search term “Mental health AND Obstetric psychology AND pregnant women OR pregnancy”, locating four articles. The results indicate the urgent need for Psychology to promote mental health and wellbeing through qualified listening, psycho-information and support for pregnant women and their concerns, expanding the focus beyond the biologist, intervening holistically and comprehensively in the health of the pregnant woman in order to favor the formation of a new being. The article concludes that there is a perception on the part of pregnant women about the use of this service. However, psychologists are still not included in the Prenatal Program, making access more difficult and inaccessible to a portion of the population.