Abstract
This study aimed to identify the difficulties nurses experience at the start of their professional life in prenatal care activities. Data were collected through interviews with 25 nurses who accompanied prenatal care in the basic health network of Rio Branco-AC, Brazil and were grouped according to the frequency and level of difficulty they mentioned. We observed that nurses did not demonstrate difficulties in a series of important prenatal care activities at the start of their professional life. However, they reported different levels of difficulties in other activities. Furthermore, the participants pointed out difficulties in activities that require knowledge (knowing) as well as abilities (know-how). This study also indicated flaws in undergraduate formation with respect to prenatal care, involving theoretical aspects as well as exclusively practical activities.
Highlights
Effective prenatal care plays a fundamental role in the result of the delivery and birth process, as well as in maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality rates
In the search for safe motherhood, international entities have mobilized action strategies in the attempt to achieve safer pregnancies and births for women and their newborns. One of these strategies is the presence of a trained professional for care delivery to all women during the gravid-puerperal cycle(4)
We have been questioning whether recently graduated nurses are apt to fully carry out prenatal care for low-risk pregnancies? Does undergraduate education permit skills training to achieve proficiency in prenatal care?. In view of these inquiries, this study aimed to identify the difficulties nurses experience at the start of their professional life in prenatal care activities, as well as to report the motives these nurses indicate for the difficulties they experience
Summary
Effective prenatal care plays a fundamental role in the result of the delivery and birth process, as well as in maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality rates. Achieving effectiveness means that this care should aim to identify factors exposing maternal and fetal health to greater risk of negative results, as well as to know the right time to intervene, avoiding or reducing the noxious consequences of these risks(1). In the search for safe motherhood, international entities have mobilized action strategies in the attempt to achieve safer pregnancies and births for women and their newborns. One of these strategies is the presence of a trained professional for care delivery to all women during the gravid-puerperal cycle(4)
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