Health education in Primary Care: Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

• Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Bianca Thaís Silva do
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Leticia Thaís Silva do, Rodrigues, Isabela Carolina dos Santos da Silva, Melo, Evellyne Augusto, Assis , José Joceilson Cruz de, Sá, Ana Karine Laranjeira de, Silva, Sanderli Alves da, Santos, Antônio Celestino Arruda Silva dos, Santos, Maria Eduarda dos, Costa, Angélica Silva da, Romeiro, Edenilze Teles, Melo, Eduarda Augusto, Nascimento, Iale Thaís Silva do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/556
• topic: Educação em Saúde; Diabetes gestacional; Prevenção; Atenção Primária à Saúde

This article aims to highlight health education as the main means of preventing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in PHC. With the purpose of achieving answers to the following question: “What is the role of health education in preventing GDM? ”. It was carried out through consultations in indexed databases, with the crossing of the descriptors in Portuguese: “Health Education”, “Gestational Diabetes”, “Prevention” and “Primary Health Care”, using the Boolean operator “AND”. To compose the review, 47 articles were analyzed. GDM prevention measures highlight information as the main means of health education, given in prenatal consultations in PHC by nurses in nursing consultations. It is extremely important that the diagnosis of GDM is carried out early, using methods effective. For prevention measures to be effective during pregnancy, it is necessary to have access to information in a way that the pregnant woman understands, as well as to promote satisfactory assistance, it is necessary for the multidisciplinary team to adhere to measures aimed at providing the pregnant woman with a peaceful and healthy pregnancy, paying attention to small signs, avoiding future problems, encouraging the pregnant woman's self-care and mental well-being.