Espaço Esmeralda: uma proposta de projeto de interiores de ambiente dedicado ao nascer

Abstract

In the past days, childbirths were placed at home and, as the time passed, this practice was incorporated into medicine and transferred to hospitals. This resulted in an increased maternal and neonatal mortality and, also, in a change in experience lived by the women. In Brazil, the high rate of cesarean sections contributes to this mortality. It was evident that, when in labor, the woman is going through a fragile moment, and the architecture of spaces where natural births are placed influences directly in this practice. This work has the objective to create an interior design about the natural birth area, with the proper and comfortable features, especially for the mom and the unborn. Acoustic, thermal and luminous comfort, suitable furniture and proper colors are some of the criteria considered relevant in the context of appropriate places for women delivering birth and, at the same time, letting her feel welcoming and comfortable inside the hospital environment.