Albuquerque et al. 3333. Albuquerque OMR, Abegg C, Rodrigues CS. Percepção de gestantes do Programa Saúde da Família em relação a barreiras no atendimento odontológico em Pernambuco, Brasil. Cad Saúde Pública 2004; 20:789-96. (2004) |
Brazil/Public health system |
Pregnant women in the third trimester who did not seek dental care during pregnancy (3 focus groups with 4 to 9 pregnant women) |
To identify and analyze qualitatively individual barriers to the dental care of pregnant women enrolled in the Family Health Program |
Focus groups/Thematic analysis |
8.5 |
Finkler et al. 3434. Finkler M, Oleiniski DMB, Ramos FRS. Saúde bucal materno-infantil: um estudo de representações sociais com gestantes. Texto Contexto Enferm 2004; 13:360-8. (2004) |
Brazil/Public and private health system |
Women attending their antenatal consultation (n = 12) |
To understand the social representations of pregnant women about babies’ oral health, influence of her oral health on the child’s health and the role of promoting oral health for their future child |
Face-to-face interviews/Thematic analysis |
8 |
Codato et al. 3535. Codato LA, Nakama L, Melchior R. Percepções de gestantes sobre atenção odontológica durante a gravidez. Ciênc Saúde Coletiva 2008; 13:1075-80. (2008) |
Brazil/Public and private (insurance) health system |
Women around 3 gestational trimesters, of different educational levels, and amount of pregnancies (10 interviewed for each group) (n = 20) |
To discuss pregnant women’s perceptions about dental care during pregnancy |
Face-to-face interviews/Thematic analysis |
9 |
Le et al. 3838. Le M, Riedy C, Weinstein P, Milgrom P. Barriers to utilization of dental services during pregnancy: a qualitative analysis. J Dent Child 2009; 76:46-52. (2009) |
USA/Medicaid community program |
Pregnant women who had delivered their baby divided into 4 strata (with use or not of dental services/primiparous vs. multiparous) (n = 51) |
To understand why women in Klamath Country in the Oregon pilot program did not use the dental services offered, and to provide a basis for planning an expansion of the program. |
Telephone interviews/Ground theory approach |
8.5 |
Leal et al. 3737. Leal NP, Jannotti CB. Saúde bucal da gestante atendida pelo SUS: práticas e representações de profissionais e pacientes. Femina 2009; 37:413-21. (2009) |
Brazil/Public health system |
Pregnant women enrolled who performed at least 2 prenatal consultations (n = 23) [Interviews with doctors (14) and dentists (12) not considered] |
To understand how practices and representations of prenatal care professionals, dentists, and pregnant women about dental care function during pregnancy and how they could interfere in the demand and adherence to dental care |
Face-to-face interviews/Thematic analysis |
8.5 |
Detman et al. 3131. Detman LA, Cottrell BH, Denis-Luque MF. Exploring dental care misconceptions and barriers in pregnancy. Birth 2010; 37:318-24. (2010) * |
USA/Resident of Florida counties |
Pregnant African American (1 month after the birth of their baby) (n = 253) |
To explore Florida women’s experience of barriers in obtaining dental care before and during their pregnancies |
Face-to-face interviews/Thematic analysis |
9 |
Codato et al. 3636. Codato LAB, Nakama L, Cordoni Júnior L, Higasi MS. Atenção odontológica à gestante: papel dos profissionais de saúde. Ciênc Saúde Coletiva 2011; 16:2297-301. (2011) |
Brazil/Public and private (insurance) system |
Pregnant women around 3 trimesters of gestation, who had to prenatal care in the Family Health Program and did not seek dental care during pregnancy |
Are there barriers in the dental care of pregnant women? What is the nature of these barriers? |
Face-to-face interviews/Content analysis |
7.5 |
George et al. 4040. George A, Johnson M, Duff M, Ajwani S, Bhole S, Blinkhorn A, et al. Midwives and oral health care during pregnancy: perceptions of pregnant women in south‐western Sydney, Australia. J Clin Nurs 2012; 21:1087-96. (2012) |
Australia/Women attending their antenatal consultation at a large metropolitan hospital in south-western Sydney |
Pregnant women residing in south-western Sydney (n = 10) |
To explore the perceptions of pregnant women towards oral health and care during pregnancy and midwives providing oral education, assessment, and referrals as part of antenatal care |
Telephone interviews/Thematic analysis |
8 |
Nogueira et al. 3232. Nogueira LT, Valsecki Júnior A, Martins CR, Rosell FL, Silva SRC. Retardo na procura do tratamento odontológico e percepção da saúde bucal em mulheres grávidas. Odontologia Clínico-Científica 2012; 11:127-31. (2012)* |
Brazil/Central health office of the municipality and the Araraquara dental school |
Women with children up to 5 years (sample 200) and who have needed some type of dental intervention during pregnancy |
To explore the perception of their oral health and possible reasons that led these women to seek dental care during pregnancy |
Face-to-face interviews/Unclear |
5 |
Concha-Sánchez 3939. Concha-Sánchez SC. El proceso salud-enfermedad-atención bucal de la gestante: una visión de las mujeres con base en la determinación social de la salud. Rev Fac Med (Bogotá) 2013; 61:275-91. (2013) |
Colombia/ Hospitals and emergency care units |
Pregnant women divided into: those who went to prenatal care and those who did not; those who attended a dental consultation and those did not; and those with periodontal disease and those without it (n = 18) |
To explore the perceptions of individual, social and structural level that can influence the attention and assistance to dental consultations of pregnant women |
Face-to-face interviews/Thematic analysis |
8.5 |