Abstract
Objective
to know the meanings attributed to prenatal care by adolescents who gave birth prematurely and their reaches to labor and birth.
Method
qualitative study that adopted the Symbolic Interactionism and Thematic Content Analysis as theoretical and methodological references and the open interview as a data collection tool. Eleven adolescents living in a municipality in the interior of São Paulo integrated the study throughout the year 2018.
Results
the adolescents pointed out limited relationships with professionals with obstacles to the development of autonomy for the issues of pregnancy, delivery and birth, as well as for the establishment of social support. Three thematic categories emerged: 'Beginning of prenatal care: reflections and future projections'; 'Insufficiencies in prenatal care' and '(un) welcoming in labor and birth'.
Conclusion
knowing the meanings attributed to prenatal care by adolescents who gave birth prematurely, favored points to the attitudinal of the professional regarding the consideration of the adolescent as an individual who directs care through her place of speech and in the exercise of her rights in order to promote a positive experience and qualify prenatal care.
Keywords:
Adolescent; Prenatal care; Nursing; Teenage pregnancy; Premature birth