title: [Adequacy of prenatal care in a family health strategy program from Porto Alegre-RS].
abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the adequacy of low-risk prenatal care, as recommended by the Ministry of Health, concerning the minimum number of consultations, and identify possible associated factors. Prenatal care was evaluated in a historical cohort study of 95 pregnant women. Over 50% of the women underwent six or more prenatal consultations. The beginning of the prenatal care began in the first trimester of the gestation for 52% of the women, 84.2% of the women did all their prenatal medical tests, and only 16.8% had postpartum consultations. Prenatal assistance was considered adequate for 2.1% of the sample. A higher number of prenatal consultation was observed among women who had a partner and who had other children. The records reveal a low adequacy level with all minimum criteria established and few factors seem to explain this scenario.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
authors.forename: Cimone Noal
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Hass
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Saúde Coletiva da UFRGS.
authors.forename: Luciana Barcellos
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFRGS.
authors.forename: Mariur Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Beghetto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001938:Brazil; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017050:Episode of Care; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D009790:Occupations; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult