Abstract
Objective
to understand the meaning of Nursing care management for the quality of prenatal care in the view of Primary Health Care nurses.
Method
a qualitative research developed with Grounded Theory and Edgar Morin's complex thinking. Participant observations and individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 primary care nurses. Data analysis: open, axial and selective coding/integration and organization by NVIVO® software.
Results
the central phenomenon “Promoting Nursing care management in Primary Health Care” showed that Nursing care management performed by nurses contributes to promote the autonomy of pregnant women, the quality of care, the protagonism and empowerment of mothers in the process of pregnancy, delivery, birth and breastfeeding, involving the participation of the family/support network in care.
Final considerations and implications for the practice
care management performed by nurses seeks to accommodate the singularities of pregnant women/families and promote singular, multidimensional, continuous, vigilant, systematized and integrated care, valuing the subjectivity and the protagonism of women, based on the principles of maternal autonomy and empowerment. It is recommended the adequate dimensioning of personnel, the performance of health actions in an integrated/networked way, the effective communication between the different levels of care, and the intensified preparation for the physiological birth, the puerperium, and breastfeeding.
Keywords:
Primary Health Care; Prenatal care; Nursing care; Obstetric Nursing; Quality of health care