Silva, José Adailton daSilva, Milena Gabriela dos SantosAmorim, Karla Patrícia CardosoAlves, Adriana Maria2024-01-222024-01-222022ALVES, Adriana Maria, SLVA, Milena Gabriela dos Santos, SILVA, José Adailton da, AMORIM, Karla Patrícia Cardoso. Saúde materna, vulnerabilidade e vulneração: memórias de mulheres do nordeste brasileiro que vivenciaram a morte de perto. Interface (Botucatu). v. 26, p. 01-16, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.220291. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/icse/a/zY9PKD58cYYkDxTrcHqQsWP/?lang=pt. Acesso em 05 dez. 2023.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/57339Experiences of severe pregnancy complications can reveal issues that have been neglected or overlooked during care. The aim of this study was to understand these issues from the memories of women living in the northeast of Brazil who have been through this experience. We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and content analysis anchored in symbolic interactionism theory. The findings show that the women had a negative perception of the care received during pregnancy. The women carry painful scars and remain torn apart by the psychological, physical, and emotional consequences of their experiences. It is hoped that the findings of this study prompt urgent critical reflection by the different actors and institutions involved in this process in order help prevent women from being subjected to iniquitous and avoidable suffering, vulnerability and violationAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/Saúde maternaGravidezComplicações na gravidezEstratégia saúde da famíliaIniquidade em saúdearticlehttps://doi.org/10.1590/interface.220291