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Methods of evaluating the quality of prenatal care in Brasil: integrative literature review
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Keywords

Prenatal care
Quality of health care
Health assessment
Health care

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Methods of evaluating the quality of prenatal care in Brasil: integrative literature review. (2019). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 27, e521. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e521.2019

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the profile of prenatal care quality assessment methods in Brazil Methodology: This is an integrative review of the literature with search for scientific articles available in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Latin Literature databases American Journal of Health Sciences (LILACS) and International Literature on Health Sciences MEDLINE from January 2012 to September 2018. Results: Through 10 articles analyzed it was possible to identify that prenatal care different methods, some with their own validated scope, others based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Health for the organization of prenatal care. Final considerations: It is noticed that there are several parameters for prenatal evaluation in Brazil, all of them with a quantitative approach, and it is necessary to construct new qualitative methods that can evaluate aspects of assistance that are still marginalized, bringing a more real prenatal care in the country.

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