Educational actions for pregnant women on newborn care

Abstract

Objective: To identify the educational actions carried out in prenatal care aimed at the care of the newborn in Basic Health Units in a city in the interior of Minas Gerais. Method: Descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, with the participation of ten puerperal women whose prenatal care was performed exclusively in Basic Health Units in a city in the interior of Minas Gerais. Data collection took place through individual interviews and subsequently, thematic content analysis was carried out. Results: Three categories were found: 1) Start of prenatal care and quality of consultations; 2) Orientations received during prenatal consultations, nature of this information and doubts of the puerperal women and 3) Health education in groups of pregnant women. Conclusion: The educational actions for pregnant women in prenatal care mostly contemplate breastfeeding, increasing the difficulties of puerperal women about other care for the newborn.