O impacto do grupo de gestantes na manutenção adequada do pré-natal na Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

Enabling women to experience motherhood in a positive way, fostering autonomy and empowerment, reducing the risk of complications during pregnancy, and increasing the chances of successful breastfeeding remains a challenge in many areas of Brazil. Therefore, the objective of this work is to implement and evaluate the impacts of a Pregnant Women's Group at the IAPI Family Health Unit in Salvador, Bahia. This work is an intervention project (IP) targeting pregnant women within the IAPI Family Health Unit's territory. Throughout the first half of 2024, several meetings were held with the IAPI Family Health Unit team and management to discuss factors related to low pregnant women's adherence to the prenatal program and to evaluate possible strategies to optimize pregnant women's engagement with the Family Health Strategy. Given the need to recruit pregnant women, one strategy chosen was the implementation of a pregnant women's group with monthly meetings, the date of which will be defined at the beginning of each month. The creation of a Primary Health Care group involves several planning stages, requiring team meetings and meetings with other professionals in the unit, allowing for the development of a schedule of monthly meetings that will guide the implementation of the PI (Program for Individualized Care). The progress achieved with the group will be continuously evaluated through consultation of the records of pregnant women followed at the IAPI Family Health Unit every six months. It is expected that there will be an increase in pregnant women's adherence to prenatal care, in addition to the establishment of a continuing education environment around motherhood that can strengthen the bond and continuity of health care offered to women in the community.