title: [The access to the prenatal assistance in the basic health care from the perspective of pregnant women].
abstract: This qualitative study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the access to prenatal care at the Basic Health Care Program under the perspective of pregnant women who were attended to at a Basic Health Unit in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Transcription and thematic analysis of the interviews gave rise to five analytical categories:forms of access to prenatal service; obstacles to begin and/or to continue care; access to multiprofessional care; access to reference systems; and access to Health Education activities. The results suggest that some aspects of that service should be adapted to provide the real needs of women who use it and to strengthen the links with the professionals working in that unit.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Sul, desenvolvido no Centro de Saúde-Escola Murialdo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. paulapf@vetorial.net
authors.forename: Paula Pereira
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: de Figueiredoa
authors.forename: Eloá
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D055815:Young Adult