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ALBARACIN, Gabriela Cattel; BASQUEIRA, Ana Paula; MALIMPENSA, Larissa Borges  e  NEVES, Tatianne Ferrari. Health professionals’ attitudes toward suicidal behavior among pregnant and postpartum women. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2025, vol.28, n.spe1, e007.  Epub 16-Jan-2026. ISSN 1516-0858.  https://doi.org/10.57167/rev-sbph.2025.v28.esp_1.896.

Suicidal behavior is one of the main preventable causes of maternal mortality, which can be aggravated by neglecting emotional issues during pregnancy. Understand the attitude of health professionals (HPs) regarding the management of pregnant and postpartum women experiencing psychological distress, including suicidal behavior, and identify the difficulties faced in this care. Quantitative-qualitative research, approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CAAE: 84384924.1.0000.5385), with data collection via Google Forms from a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Suicidal Behavior (QACS) and open questions about pregnant women in distress. Forty-six HPs participated. The mean QACS score was 52.37 (SD=10.98), indicating intermediate attitudes toward suicidal behavior in this population. The Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn’s post hoc test with Holm correction, revealed significant differences between Psychology and Nursing in the dimensions “capacity for care” and “right to suicide,” with psychologists showing more favorable attitudes. Complementary analyses with ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer were conducted for comparison with previous literature and showed convergent results. The qualitative analysis, with eight participants, highlighted challenges such as insecurity, lack of protocols, work overload, referral difficulties, and weaknesses in interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration. The importance of co-responsibility of the HPs for comprehensive care, which promotes qualified listening, in addition to the involvement of the support network in the care plan, was highlighted. Conclusion: The management of pregnant women in distress demands continuous training, mental health care strategies for HPs, integrated approaches, flowchart and continuous institutional support to qualify care and prevent adverse outcomes.

Palavras-chave : Health personnel; Crisis intervention; Self destructive behavior; Pregnancy; Puerperium..

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