Prenatal care in primary care: An experience report
Keywords:
Prenatal, Pregnancy, Women, HealthAbstract
Prenatal care aims to ensure the healthy development of pregnancy in order to allow delivery with lower risks for the mother and baby, since about 830 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth worldwide, according to data released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). With the Previne Brasil program, indicators for prenatal follow-up were included, such as routine testing for HIV/Syphilis, early recruitment of pregnant women up to 12 weeks of gestation, follow-up of at least six prenatal consultations and dental visits. At the time of discovery of pregnancy, the pregnant woman should seek the nearest health unit to start the follow-up, which in the first consultation should be performed a detailed anamnesis in order to know its particularities, such as place of residence, socioeconomic characteristics, support network, understand and offer support for the gestational period still in the first trimester, There is also the opening of the vaccination booklet and prescription of complementary tests.
