Um olhar sobre o perfil das gestantes em Juiz de Fora/MG

Abstract

Since the establishment of the National Policy for Comprehensive Women's Health Care, care for pregnancy and childbirth has intensified. It is known that prenatal care is essential during pregnancy to ensure the health of the mother and fetus. It is important to know about the reality of pregnant women in the municipalities, since this can assist in the creation of specific regional public policies for women's health. General objective: of tracing the profile of pregnant women with respect to age, ethnicity, socioeconomic conditions. The research subjects were pregnant women from Juiz de Fora/MG who sought health services in the first half of 2023 from two public institutions in the city of Juiz de Fora - a Basic Health Unit and a hospital. Methodology: was crosssectional and descriptive, with quantitative characteristics, with the application of a closed questionnaire with 19 questions for pregnant women and the data generated were presented and thus the construction of tables occurred. Results: the profile of the pregnant women in this research was characterized as: the predominant age group was between 20 and 24 years; the majority declared themselves brown; they are married or live with their partners; they work at home or are unemployed; they do not have health insurance and it is necessary to resort to the Unified Health System for exams and consultations; they have their own home with basic water services, sewage treatment and garbage collection; the health system is not available for them. Conclusion: It is understood that this study made it possible to know the profile of pregnant women attended in two health institutions in Juiz de Fora and, from it, it is hoped that this knowledge can assist in the creation of specific regional public policies for women's health.onclusions: