title: [Adaptation of the process of prenatal care in accordance with criteria established by the Humanization of Prenatal and Birth Program and the World Health Organization].
abstract: The scope of this article is to assess the adequacy of the process of prenatal care provided to users of the Unified Health System in the city of Vitória, in accordance with criteria established by the Humanization of Prenatal and Birth Program (PHPN) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The information on the prenatal care records of 360 pregnant women interned in public hospitals in the city at the time of delivery were assessed. The information was collected, processed and submitted to descriptive statistical analysis for calculations of absolute and relative frequencies and confidence intervals. None of the pregnant women were given entirely appropriate prenatal care in accordance with WHO criteria, and only 5% of pregnant women received prenatal care in line with PHPN. 44.7% of the women did not begin prenatal care until the 4th month. With respect to conducting technical procedures in the appointments, the main emphasis was on checking maternal weight (95.0%) and blood pressure (95.6%). The results indicate the need for a review of the number of prenatal appointments in the municipality and the adoption of strategies to meet the minimum criteria that need to be performed during prenatal care in public health services.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil, rubiabsoares@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rúbia Bastos Soares
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Polgliane
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fiocruz.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil, rubiabsoares@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Helena Costa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil, rubiabsoares@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zandonade
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil, rubiabsoares@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Edson Theodoro
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: dos Santos Neto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D014944:World Health Organization