Nursing Care in Prenatal Care for Pregnant Women in Prison

Abstract

The increase in the rate of pregnant women deprived of liberty is not proportional to the number of female prisons. Prenatal care is essential to ensure the birth of a healthy newborn and guarantee maternal well-being. In this study, we analyzed access to health for pregnant women in prison, more specifically to prenatal care, directly interfering with the health of the pregnant woman and fetus. We aimed to analyze the quality of care as well as understand the facilitators and difficulties in providing care. This study was carried out using the integrative literature review method.

The selection of articles was carried out in the Virtual Health Library, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature and Nursing Database, in the search for articles published from 2019 to 2024. In the search, 12 articles were found. After the inclusion criteria, 3 articles were selected for this study.

It is concluded that nursing care for pregnant women in prison in the country is precarious, and it is possible to develop actions for health education promotion and disease prevention in the prison system, detecting risk factors, guiding and caring individually for each inmate during the entire prenatal period. In addition to reinforcing the need for training of professionals who provide care to this population.