Abstract
Objective: Development and validate an educational booklet about the safe use of medicines for pregnant women. Methods: This is a methodological, descriptive, cross-sectional, and quali-quantitative study, carried out in two stages: construction of the booklet and validation by specialists in the field. Results: The booklet was constructed pointing out answers to some questions about the use of medicines, in a dynamic and interactive way. The validation process was carried out by 7 expert judges, including 3 (43%) nurses, 2 (28.5%) doctors and 2 (28.5%) pharmacists, with the professional profile: 2 (28.5%) ) doctors, a doctor in obstetrics and one in clinical care; 1 (14.2%) master and 4 (57.3%) specialists. 147 responses were obtained distributed in totally adequate (67.34%, n = 99), adequate (30%, n = 44) and (2.72%, n = 4) in partially adequate. The overall Content Validity Index (CVI) of the booklet was 0.85, considering it validated as to the objective, structure and presentation and relevance, however some judges cited suggestions for changes in words and phrases, including drawings and pages. Conclusion: It is concluded that the educational technology proved to be valid in terms of appearance and content, presenting itself as a new guiding material in health education activities and use in clinical practice.