Social Determinants of Health in prenatal care: a multidisciplinary view in Primary Health Care

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Carolina Gabriele Gomes da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Heidemann, Ivonete Teresinha Schülter Buss, Souza, Jeane Barros de, Durand, Michelle Kuntz, Maciel, Kamila Soares, Simas, Laura Taís Loureiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/13434
• topic: Determinantes Sociais da Saúde; Promoção da Saúde; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Cuidado Pré-natal; Equipe de assistência ao paciente.; Social Determinants of Health; Health Promotion; Primary Health Care; Prenatal care; Patient care team.; Determinantes Sociales de la Salud; Promoción de la Salud; Atención Primaria de Salud; Atención Prenatal; Grupo de atención al paciente.

Objective: To understand how the Social Determinants of Health are worked by a multidisciplinary team during prenatal care in Primary Health Care. Method: a qualitative study, type participant action, based on the theoretical and methodological precepts of Paulo Freire. Forty Primary Care professionals from a municipality in the south of Brazil participated. The thematic investigation took place between July and October 2019 was unveiling conducted based on the Freirean methodology, which provides for the analytical process. Results: the participants showed that they work with social determinants in prenatal care, despite the barriers, such as excessive demand and the lack of human resources. They emphasize that welcoming, empathy, qualified listening and teamwork increase the view on social determinants and provide quality care as pregnant women. Conclusion: social determinants are a way to achieve equity in prenatal care and, consequently, to improve the quality offered to pregnant women in Primary Care.