Assistência pré-natal sob a ótica de profissionais da atenção básica de um município do interior do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Prenatal appointments (PN) aim to promote maternal and fetal well-being, making it a fundamental requirement to ensure the effectiveness of care for pregnant women. Thus, we investigated: What is the perception of health professionals about changes in the work process regarding changes in prenatal care? This is a qualitative study, carried out with professionals of pilot units of the Primary Care Planning in a city in the in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. The collection was done through a semi-structured questionnaire, and the responses were recorded, transcribed and submitted to content analysis (Bardin, 2009). From the analysis of content emerged three categories: (1) Embracement in the PN and Integrality of care; (2) Serologies and scheduling of PN appointments immediately to the diagnosis of pregnancy; (3) Flows and referrals X team co-responsibility. We identified perception of improvements in care related to: foster care, staff and pregnant women, routine exams with timely results and open agenda for PN service. However, there are actions that still need to be improved, such as: decentralization of care, multidisciplinary care in care, counter-referral system and care flows.