Importância do parceiro íntimo nas consultas de pré – natal, na perspectiva do casal grávido

Abstract

Introduction: The inclusion of the father in the prenatal consultations provides his companion support, security, tranquility, confidence, reduces risks of mood disorder. Besides being an opportune moment for the intimate companion, he takes responsibility for the gestational therapeutic plan and to promote his health. Objective: To identify the importance of the intimate partner in prenatal consultations, from the perspective of the pregnant couple. Materials and method: This is a descriptive, explanatory study with a qualitative approach, carried out with five couples in which the pregnant women were users of the prenatal service of the Family Health Strategy of Pontal do Araguaia-MT. The data collection was performed through a semi-structured questionnaire. The course addresses were grouped into five preselected categories, asaber; intimate partner participation in prenatal consultations, reasons for not parental participation in prenatal consultations, importance of parental participation in prenatal consultations, and the importance of the participation of the partner in the consultations, under the optics of pregnant women. Results: The social actors of the study presented an average of 40 years. Only one of the intimate partners had a formal contract, was regulated in the labor market and had the right to paternity leave. The mean observed was 2.8 children. The pregnant women were young, mean 23 years, with an average of 2 children. There was an increase in the participation of the intimate partner in prenatal consultations in the current gestation compared to previous pregnancies. The majority of work, the impediment by the health professional and identify as irrelevant their participation were identified as factors that restrict parental participation in prenatal consultations. The intimate partners consider it important to participate in prenatal consultations as a way to acquire knowledge about typical changes in the gestational cycle and to provide support. The fact that they felt well, more secure, and the science of their needs were listed as important aspects regarding the participation of the partners in the antenatal clinics. Conclusion: The pregnant couple identified the importance of the intimate partner's participation in prenatal consultations and correlated with the work day, the professional's impediment and the fact of not identifying the reassessment of participation were identified as factors that restrict partner participation prenatal consultations. It is necessary that the management of basic care together with the professionals of the Family Health Strategy use tools to increase the participation of the intimate partner in the consultations so that all benefit and have access to the prenatal service.