Assistência pré-natal na atenção primária: um olhar sob a atuação do profissional enfermeiro no Estado de Santa Catarina

Abstract

Primary Health Care (PHC) is characterized by a set of actions at the individual and collective levels, which include health promotion and protection, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, being the main means of integration for health services. of health. To organize and offer care according to its principles, within the Unified Health System (SUS), the Health Care Network (RAS) was created as a strategy to reduce the fragmentation of health services, thus providing users with a set of actions and services aimed at improving the population's quality of life. With the organization of the RAS in SUS, five priority thematic networks were created to be implemented in the country, among them the Stork Network, which is a care network that provides women with health, quality of life and well-being during pregnancy. childbirth, postpartum and child development. Aiming to analyze the performance of the professional nurse in prenatal care, in the context of Primary Health Care, a quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in the state of Santa Catarina to analyze prenatal care in PHC. and estimate the prenatal counseling and the adequacy of prenatal counseling according to the professional who performed the care. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of postpartum women of any age residing in the state of Santa Catarina, who had children born alive in state hospitals in the first half of 2019. Thus, it was evident that most women had 7 or more consultations. prenatal care, and started early within 12 weeks; It is noteworthy that for the adequacy to the guidelines received during prenatal care, it remained associated with the professional, being higher in those attended jointly by the medical professional and nurse. From the results of this study, we highlight the importance of defining methods and strategies in order to ensure the interaction of medical work and nursing staff, as well as innovate in interventions and guidelines advocated in prenatal care to ensure health care. quality.