This study consists of a report about a research project which started in August, 1997. The project involved teachers from the maternal- paediatrics department with Faculdade de Enfermagem - UERJ (Nursing Faculty with State University of Rio de Janeiro) and professionals from the municipal health center in Rio de Janeiro - SMS/RJ. The introduction of prenatal nursing consultation as a new subject in the nursing graduation course, as well as its formation, and implementation in the referred municipal health center is reported in this paper. This study also proposers a review of the current biomedical consultation model, in order to motivate reflection, break paradigms, and increase the prenatal consultation process in Rio de Janeiro.
nursing consultation; prenatal; nursing; obstetric nursing