Abstract

ANDRADE, Ursulla Vilella; SANTOS, Juliete Bispo  and  DUARTE, Caianá. Pregnant women perception of the quality of prenatal care at UBS, Campo Grande, MS. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.1, pp.53-61. ISSN 2177-093X.  https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v0i0.585.

Prenatal care assistance aims to identify those patients with a greater likelihood of unfavorable developments, and to welcome the woman from the beginning of her pregnancy. The goal was to contribute to the improvement of the quality of prenatal care in the Units of Basic Health (UBS) in the municipality of Campo Grande, MS, building knowledge from the perception of pregnant women. This is a descriptive exploratory qualitative study. Data collection was conducted through open structured interviews. The study was divided into five thematic categories, which demonstrate the understanding, opinions and feelings of pregnant women. Finally, we realized that the quality of prenatal care requires that professionals and the pregnant women to work together. Professionals need to engage the commitment of these pregnant women to their appointments, and pregnant women need the chance to have their questions answered without communication barriers.

Keywords : quality of health-care; prenatal care; pregnancy.

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