Qualification of prenatal care in Caicó/RN: An approximation between university, hospital and primary care

Abstract

Prenatal care is an important component of women's health care during pregnancy-puerperal conditions. Practices routinely performed during this care are associated with better perinatal outcomes (2,3). Prenatal care consists of monitoring the future mother, serving as a moment of experiences for the woman and family; It allows the early detection of alterations with the mother and child. In this context, nurses emerge as professionals qualified to care for low-risk pregnancies, since in recent decades there has been an increase in the performance of nurses in their various areas(4). In 2000, the Ministry of Health created the Program for the Humanization of Prenatal Care and Birth (PHPN), aiming to reduce the high rates of maternal and perinatal illness and deaths, expand the offer of prenatal care, define parameters to optimize care for pregnant women and provide the link between outpatient care and childbirth. It also deals with establishing the elementary activities to be performed during prenatal and puerperal consultations (5).

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevenIVmulti2023-023