Compreensão de gestantes sobre finalidade, fluxo e resolubilidade dos exames pré-natais.

Abstract

Pregnancy is characterized as a physiological phenomenon and is monitored by a prenatal consultation. On these ones are performed caring for health promotion of mother-child, which includes routine exams. The objective of this study was to investigate the knowledge of pregnant women about routine exams of prenatal, purposes, flow, and resoluteness, through an exploratory and descriptive study with qualitative approach, contemplating 11 pregnant women who perform prenatal in a Basic Health Unit in the city of Cajazeiras - PB. The acquisition of information was done through a semi-structured interview during the period of October 2011. Data was classified following the technique of content analysis and analyzed according to the literature relevant to the thematic. The study followed the Resolution 196/96, which involves research with human subjects. The answers presented that the interviewees had knowledge about the description of the exams, however, with gaps on the purpose of these. Regarding the information sources it was identified that the pregnant women limited themselves to health professionals. It was found that the tests were being offered in accordance to preconization of the Ministry of Health; and the flow was initiated on the first prenatal consultation, followed with the marking of the delivery and request for the pregnant women to attend at the laboratory, posteriorly to the realization the pregnant women presented results in the subsequent visit. However, some women complained about the delay of this How. As for the resolubility of the tests it was identified that they were important for observing and preventing of intercurrences during the gestational cycle, which reinforces the relevance that they have during the monitoring of prenatal. With these results it is considered that the prenatal assistance regarding the routine exams are going on satisfactorily, although there are some limitations subject to adjustments. Therefore, it is suggested that with these results, the team seeks to elaborate and implement strategies that might minimize the existing problematic and improve the actions they perform in the Basic Health Unit concerning the routine examinations of prenatal.