Gestação em situação prisional: um estudo descritivo do pré-natal em um centro de atenção para gestantes de alto risco

Abstract

High-risk pregnancy is one in wich the life or health of the newborn is more like to be achieved than the average population. Imprisonment causes the mother to be vulnerable to physical illness, mental illness, inadequate care, increasing the chance of a negative outcome. Health care, and adequate prenatal care aims to ensure good pregnancy outcome, especially those high-risk patients. Objectives: describe the process quality of prenatal care received by women incarcerated in a women's prison. Methods: through the analysis and description of medical records of 29 arrested pregnant women who underwent prenatal care in a center of attention to women's health (CAISM) in the period from 02/03/2010 to 20/11/2013. Results: were evaluated parameters as early prenatal care, number of visits, gestacional history, nutricional diagnosis, complementary tests, among others. In general, it is observed that prenatal care is carried out properly, and that the health guidelines in the prison system are not met. Conclusion: it is concluded that there is a need to expand the health promotion actions to the population in the prison situation.