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Evaluation of prenatal care for pregnant women in Vitória da Conquista – Bahia
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Keywords

Prenatal care
Basic attention
Prenatal
Pregnant

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Evaluation of prenatal care for pregnant women in Vitória da Conquista – Bahia. (2021). Revista Eletrônica Acervo Científico, 24, e7175. https://doi.org/10.25248/reac.e7175.2021

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Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the prenatal care offered to pregnant women in Vitória da Conquista - Bahia during 2019. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out, with a quantitative approach and nature. The secondary data analyzed are derived from electronic medical records that feed the e-SUS AB system. Results: It was observed that 3.5% of pregnant women did not have any prenatal consultations, 7.5% had one to three consultations, 30.93% had four to six consultations and 58.42% had seven or more consultations. The average number of consultations per pregnant woman was 5.77. The most requested tests were urine tests (91.91%) and blood count (91.69%), and the least requested tests were a rapid HIV test (2.54%), blood typing (20.93%) and RH factor (23.03%). The percentage of postpartum consultations carried out reached 23.78%. Conclusion: Prenatal care for pregnant women in Vitória da Conquista showed low adequacy. There was no prenatal follow-up for all pregnant women, the average number of consultations per woman was lower than indicated, and the performance of basic prenatal examinations and postpartum consultations are lagging.

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