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LEVANDOWSKI, Daniela Centenaro; SILVA, Marcieli Lima da  y  WENDLAND, aqueline. The experience of antenatal care of South Brazilian’s pregnant adolescents. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2010, vol.12, n.3, pp. 03-21. ISSN 1516-3687.

The antenatal care is an important strategy to ensure maternal and baby health. The aim of the present qualitative study was to describe the experience of South Brazilian pregnant adolescents with antenatal care. Fourteen primiparae adolescents were met, during their second trimester of pregnancy, in public health services of the Vale dos Sinos/ RS (Brazil) area, where they attended to antenatal care. Participants were 13 to 18 years old. Data were collected through an open-ended, semi-structured interview. Results showed that pregnant adolescents attended to antenatal care from the very beginning of their pregnancy, and in an assiduous way. Adolescents seemed to be involved in this activity, and relatives accompanied them to medical appointments and examinations. The relationship with health professionals and the quality of antenatal care they received was described as positive by participants. The present topic deserves further investigation, in particular the needs that expectant adolescents might present about pregnancy unfolding and delivery.

Palabras clave : Pregnancy; Adolescence; Prenatal care; Health services; Maternal and child health services.

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