Collective prenatal care facilitated by educational technology: perception of pregnant women

Dirce Stein Backes1, Leandro da Silva de Medeiros1, Andressa Caetano da Veiga2

  • 1Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Franciscana (UFN). R. dos Andradas 1614, Centro. 97010032 Santa Maria RS Brasil. backesdirce@ufn.edu.br.

Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
|January 10, 2024
PubMed

This article aims to explore the perception of pregnant women regarding collective prenatal care facilitated by educational technology, in the light of complexity thinking. Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study conducted between August and November 2022. The participants were 19 pregnant women from a Family Health Strategy in the central region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected through individual interviews following prenatal meetings and analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis of the data revealed three thematic axes: Prenatal care: the necessary reconnection of knowledge; Collective prenatal care: collaborative (re)construction of experiences and practices; and Educational technology: tool to foster self-reflection and self-knowledge. Collective prenatal care, facilitated by educational technology, can promote better practices in the pregnancy-postpartum journey by creating collaborative and shared environments for knowledge construction and enabling autonomous and informed decision-making.