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New Trends in Qualitative Research

 ISSN 2184-7770

LIMA, Flávia Vernaschi et al. Stork Network: View of Pregnant Women and Health Professionals about its Operation. []. , 8, pp.727-735.   25--2021. ISSN 2184-7770.  https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.8.2021.727-735.

The Rede Cegonha (RC) comes as a proposal to reorganize maternal and child health, through actions to face the high mortality rates and the formation of a protection network for women and children. Objective: to analyze the operationalization of RC in a Health Region of the State of São Paulo, from the perception of users and health professionals. Method: Qualitative study through individual interviews with 25 users and four focus groups of health professionals from three small municipalities in a health region. The collected data were treated using content analysis, thematic modality. Results: The following topics were addressed: the perspective of the pregnant Woman of the actor who delivery care; challenges identified by the teams. Conclusion: Although the actions of Rede Cegonha have been observed by users with some notes for improvement, there are reports of vulnerability. It is noticeable that the use of the National Humanization Policy and the Humanization Policy for Pre-Natal, Childbirth and Birth, with the participatory and collaborative work of the actors that produce health, enables better arrangements for care and, consequently, safer and fuller experiences for women.

: Maternal-Child Health Services; Unified Health System..

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