Rede de atenção à saúde de gestantes e puérperas: percepções de trabalhadores da saúde

Abstract

Objective: to understand the perception that family health workers have about the health care network in prenatal and postpartum periods. Method: qualitative research developed from March to April 2019, with eight health workers who work in a Family Health Strategy. For data collection, a semi-structured interview was used. Data were analyzed according to thematic content analysis. Results: two categories emerged: workers' perception about the organization of the Health Care Network in prenatal and puerperium and Services that are part of the health care network of pregnant and postpartum women. Final considerations: there are many weaknesses in the health care network, which include communication between different services, the existence of informal communication and the difficulty of this population's access to essential health services, which interferes with the integrality of care.