Frequency of nursing diagnoses identified during prenatal care in primary care

Abstract

Objective: Know the main nursing diagnoses found during the prenatal consultation. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, whose data collection was carried out through a questionnaire applied to pregnant women attended at a Basic Health Unit, during the months of March and April 2025. Results: Thirty-nine pregnant women were interviewed, most of whom were between 24 and 29 years old (43,60%), brown (48.72 %) and had incomplete high school (48,71%). A homogeneous distribution of nursing diagnoses (ND) was observed between the trimesters. Most diagnoses were concentrated on psychobiological needs, totaling 261 records, followed by psychosocial needs, with 38 diagnoses, and finally, psychospiritual needs, which presented the lowest frequency, with only 8 diagnoses. Conclusion: In view of the above, the most frequent nursing diagnoses were those related to psychobiological needs, which highlights the importance of directing prenatal consultations towards this field as well, without neglecting other aspects of comprehensive care.