Avaliação do serviço pré-natal ofertado na cidade de Lagarto e a relação com a qualidade de saúde da mãe e do neonato

Abstract

The importance of the present study is to provide knowledge about the prenatal service offered in the city of SE-Lagarto, identifying the main problems that may serve as a basis for improving maternal and child health status. This study aims to evaluate the prenatal service offered in the city of Lagarto / SE and its relation with the quality of health of the mother and the newborn. The methodology used was the application of a questionnaire to 43 women hospitalized at the Maternidade Zacarias Júnior, during the postnatal period, based on the data collected, classified into three categories according to the degree of adequacy, in the first, the number of visits and the beginning of the visits were analyzed. prenatal consultations, only category with a degree of adequacy greater than 50%, the second category, analysis of the requested laboratory tests, showed that there is a significant decrease in the rate of I to III tests, and the third category that analyzed the presence of comorbidities and their treatment, in the latter categories the adequacy rate was below 50% of pregnant women. From the obtained results, it can be concluded that although the number of consultations and the beginning of prenatal care is adequate, there is still a low effectiveness due to the non-performance of exams and treatment of comorbidities.