Prenatal assistance according to the guidelines of the Stork Network in a city of Ceará

Abstract

Objective: to analyze prenatal care according to the guidelines of Rede Cegonha in a municipality in Ceará. Methods: field research, descriptive, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a city in the interior of Ceará, with 10 nurses who work in Basic Health Units, through the application of a questionnaire. Results: 90% of professionals capture pregnant women in the 1st trimester, 80% refer pregnant women with complications to a reference place, just as pregnant women return to the unit for continuity of prenatal care, 100% of pregnant women perform examinations in the city itself, of these, 70% are received in about 15 days, 100% refer pregnant women with high-risk prenatal care to specialized services. Conclusion: in general, prenatal care in the studied municipality occurs in an appropriate way, however, there are some aspects that need to be evaluated and improved so that the criteria relevant to the guidelines of Rede Cegonha are really covered.