Emotional expressions manifested by pregnant women in the experience of the art of maternal womb painting

摘要

The aim of the researchers was to identify the emotional expressions manifested by pregnant women during the experience of the Art of Maternal Womb Painting. It was an exploratory research developed in Brazil between October 2015 and January 2016. which collected data before and after, and utilized a qualitative approach. The data were collected from interview, intervention, filming, photography and field diary on 10 pregnant women. The analysis involved coding of facial expressions by Facial Action Coding System. The measurement of the facial behavior allowed the identification of the six universal emotions, their characteristics and the order of appearance with relation to background of each pregnant woman.