Prenatal care: a look at the quality

• Autores: Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira Valente, Naiana Queiroz de Freitas, Aline Cruz Esmeraldo Áfio, Carla Suellen Pires de Sousa, Danielle Rosa Evangelista, Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura
• Localización: Rev Rene, ISSN-e 2175-6783, Vol. 14, Nº. 2, 2013
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This study aimed to assess the quality of prenatal care according to the criteria established in the Prenatal and Birth Humanization Program. Cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study carried out with 75 pregnant women registered in Basic Health Units of a municipality in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected between March and May, 2011, through interviews during prenatal nursing consultations. One highlighted major obstacles to a good quality prenatal care: deficits in the request of second routine laboratory tests in prenatal care, significant number of pregnant women who were not tested for fetal presentation and a small number of pregnant women who did not have the updated vaccine schedule. However investment is necessary to encourage and qualify professionals to perform their practices with a better performance. These practices can be developed through educational and health actions in order to improve the quality of prenatal care.

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2013000200007