Atenção fisioterapêutica para mulheres no pré-natal e puerpério no Vale do Rio Pardo .

Abstract

Introduction: Physiotherapy is part of the multidisciplinary team and can help women to have better preparation in prenatal, childbirth and puerperium. The Guidelines for the Integrality of Health Care of the Unified Health System (SUS) recommend that users should have access to comprehensive care from primary care, so the physiotherapist can act in the prevention and promotion of health. Objective: To investigate whether physical therapy existed in women during prenatal and postpartperium in primary care and outpatient care specialized by SUS in the Pardo River Valley. Methodology: Cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study, using questionnaires in virtual format, directed to health managers and physiotherapists in the municipalities of the Pardo River Valley. Qualiquantitative analysis was performed after generating spreadsheets and graphs generated by the Google Forms online application tool. Results: Of the 16 municipalities that make up the Pardo River 3 Valley, only three managers answered, and four physiotherapists from two of these municipalities. The presence of physiotherapists hired and outsourced by the city halls was identified, in primary care with preventive action in women's health only in prenatal care. The number of basic health units in the municipalities complies with the legislation, which does not happen regarding family health strategies. Conclusion: It was not possible to know the reality of the problem raised in the Pardo River Valley, since only three municipalities participated. In these, it was identified expressive performance of physiotherapy by the SUS, with preventive focus in the prenatal period.