Management of prenatal nursing care at a Health Center in Angola

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand how care management in prenatal care in a Care Center in Angola happens. Method: A qualitative study, which used the Constructivist Grounded Theory (GT) as a methodological framework. The theoretical sample consisted of 22 participants, including nursing professionals, pregnant women and nursing students from Huambo, Angola. The data were collected by interviews and analyzed according to initial and focused coding. Results: Five categories arose: Embracing the pregnant woman for prenatal care; Performing the prenatal consultation; Creating a bond and dialogical relationship with pregnant women; Establishing collaborative working relationships; and Inserting the pregnant woman's family into prenatal care. Conclusion: The management of nursing care in the study setting is effective through complementary and interdependent steps, based on collaborative relationships among professionals and in the effort to establish bonds with pregnant women and their families.