Publications
Here you can download the articles and book chapters I have published.
A scientific look at Health Spirituality Illness Grief Pain Loss Motherhood
Highlights
“When perinatal care is regionalized and hierarchical, as in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil, it is possible to identify risk in prenatal care and adequately plan for high-risk births to occur in places where neonatal care is more appropriate for that baby; therefore, the safest transport for a newborn (NB) is in the womb.”
“In their daily clinical practice, healthcare professionals often come across patients and surrogates verbalizing their belief in miracles in cases of serious illness. Many of them consider the content of this belief in decision-making during the terminal phase of the disease. How has this topic been addressed in current research?”
“Congenital Fetal Malformity (CFM) is a stress factor for pregnant women, and religiosity and spirituality play an important role in coping with it. The objective of this study was to identify the correlation between stress, perceived by pregnant women with CFM, and the various forms of religious/spiritual coping (RCC). ”
2024
- Martins Leal, M., Marinho Bezerra, E. C. P., & Helena de Freitas, M. (2024). Role of belief in miracles in clinical settings – a literature review. Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry, 15(1), 23–30.
https://doi.org/10.15406/jpcpy.2024.15.00756
Palavras chaves: miracle, literature review, belief, clinical practice.
- Martins Leal, M., & Helena de Freitas, M. (2024). Role of belief in miracles in clinical settings – a literature review. Revista Sociedade e Estado – Dossiê: Sociedade, Cultura, Sentido da Vida e Saúde Mental no Contexto de (Pós) Pandemia .v. 39 n. 03 (2024):
https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sociedade/article/view/53577
Palavras chaves: Pandemia, Pós-Pandemia, Milagre, Fenomenologia, Mídia.
2023
- Martins Leal, M., Ferreira de Melo, G., Gomes, E., Trindade, E., & Helena de Freitas, M. (2023). Relationship between perceived stress and religious/spiritual coping in pregnant women with malformed foetus. Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry, 14(4), 95–100. https://doi.org/10.15406/jpcpy.2023.14.00736
Palavras chaves: religious coping, pregnancy, stress, religion, spirituality.
2022
- de Freitas, M. H., Leal, M. M., & Nwora, E. I. (2022). Praying for a Miracle Part II: Idiosyncrasies of Spirituality and Its Relations With Religious Expressions in Health. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.893780
Palavras chaves: religious coping, pregnancy, stress, religion, spirituality.
- Leal, M. M., Nwora, E. I., de Melo, G. F., & Freitas, M. H. (2022). Praying for a Miracle: Negative or Positive Impacts on Health Care? Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840851
Palavras chaves: praying, religion, spirituality and heatlh care.
- Santos, T. C. Q. de O., & Leal, M. M. (2022). Aspectos envolvidos nas tomadas de decisões em cuidados paliativos neonatais a partir da perspectiva parental. Brazilian Journal of Development, 8(10), 68304–68315.
https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv8n10-215
Palavras chaves: tomada de decisão, cuidados paliativos, recém-nascido, pais, neonatologia.
2021
- Leal, M. M., & Margotto, P. R. (2021). Transporte do Recém-Nascido. In P. R. Margotto (Ed.), Assistência ao Recém-Nascido de Risco (4th ed., pp. 130–132). Secretaria do Estado do Distrito Federal.
http://paulomargotto.com.br/category/livro-assistencia-ao-recem-nascido-de-alto-risco4a-edicao/
2020
- Pereira, C. N. P., Silva, B. V. N., Menezes, P. H. B., Pedro, J. P. S., Silva, N. R. da, Chagas, H. de S., Campelo, V. H. S., Wanderlei, M. M., Borges, J. B. F., & Leal, M. M. (2020). Prejuízos e benefícios na saúde da criança decorrente do uso de chupetas: o que o pediatra precisa saber / Damage and benefits to the child’s health due to the use of pacifiers: what pediatricians need to know. Brazilian Journal of Development, 6(12), 101520–101531. https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n12-591
Palavras chaves: tomada de decisão, cuidados paliativos, recém-nascido, pais, neonatologia.
2018
- Martins Leal, M., Díaz Leyva de Oliveira, K., Batista Corrêa Parente, P., Lima Araújo, G., & Carlos Quinaglia Silva, J. (2018). Início da vida: uma visão multidisciplinar pautada na bioética / The beginning of life: a multidisciplinary view based on bioethics. In Com. Ciências Saúde (Vol. 29, Issue 3).
https://revistaccs.espdf.fepecs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/298
