Investment of time resource in prenatal care by family health staff

Authors

  • Sayuri Tanaka Maeda Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería
  • Suely Itsuko Ciosak Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000200009

Keywords:

prenatal care, health personnel, family health, time factors

Abstract

This study is about low-risk pregnant women attended by a family health unit. It aims to describe the time resource the health staff invested and to analyze its configuration in the prenatal monitoring process. Data were collected from 47 women between 20 and 29 years old, who were attended from 2001 to 2003, in the eastside of São Paulo City. The pregnant women were classified according to the health care they received: a first group without health problems, a second with early expert intervention and a third with patients needing dental treatment. In the three groups, more time was invested by health professionals with higher education, followed by community health agents during home visits. Average total time per pregnant woman was 10 hours for the first group and 12 hours for the second and the third group. The time invested in direct care ranged from 59.40% to 80.51%.

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Published

2005-04-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Investment of time resource in prenatal care by family health staff. (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(2), 188-194. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000200009