The right of giving birth in Brazil: Civil society participation in national policy for humanization of childbirth

This is exploratory research, it is proposed to discuss which places and how occurs the participation of civil society in national policy for the humanization of prenatal, childbirth and postpartum care. For this purpose, we worked with the following methodological procedures: bibliographic review, documental analysis and historical review. The article is divided into three parts. The first brings the discussion of the health system in Brazil, seeking to answer how it was formulated, what are its principles and how the participation of civil society occurs. The second indicates how the theme of humanization was inserted in the Unified Health System ("SUS") and, specifically, the national policy for childbirth care. The third describes how civil society has participated in formulation and implementation of policy for humanization of childbirth care.