The relevance of the group of Pregnant Women in Primary Health Care: a literature review

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the literature on the importance of groups of pregnant women in Primary Health Care. Bibliographic review: The practice of health education within the scope of Primary Care is an essential strategy, as it allows health professionals and the population to get closer, contributing to comprehensive, quality and humanized care. The group of pregnant women is a dynamic environment, which aims to promote integral, individual-collective health of pregnant women, qualifying prenatal care. It was found that the pregnant women saw the meetings as a support to reduce anguish, anxiety, exchange experiences, articulate popular knowledge with scientific knowledge and expose their questions. It was observed that the literature addresses the importance of professionals' work in prenatal care, emphasizing the need for practices in the field of health education that favor comprehensive care for pregnant women. Final considerations: It was evident that the existence and implementation of groups of pregnant women in the health services is of fundamental importance to support and prepare the pregnant woman and her family for care in the pregnancy and puerperal period and in the care of the child, which strengthens family bonds and promotes the health of the mother-child binomial.