Cultural care in Ngäbe-Buglé women during pregnancy

Acosta-Cárdenas M.A.; Diaz-Manchay R.J. · Index de Enfermeria (2025) · DOI: 10.58807/indexenferm20257992

Resumen

Objective: To describe the cultural practices of Ngäbe-Buglé women during pregnancy. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted in the Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, Kädri Region, in the Republic of Panama. Forty mothers from the com-munities in question participated, divided into five focus groups. The data collected were analyzed by means of content analysis and NVivo software. Results: Three categories were obtained: (a) Habits in nutrition, physical activity and hygiene du r-ing pregnancy, (b) Motives and beliefs to attend prenatal control, (c) Myths and beliefs about pregnancy complications. Conclusions: Care during pregnancy in the Ngäbe-Buglé culture comes from intergenerational transmission and is an important part of the cosmovision applied in the family and community. It is pertinent to rec-ognize that respect for cultural practices and accompaniment in this important phase of the life process, favors the good development and happy culmination with the birth.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo