This research aims to know the perception of pregnant women concerning to the prenatal appointment carried out by professors and pupils of the Nursing Course of the Federal University of Santa Maria in a city Basic Health Unit. Ten pregnant women who had nursing appointments in a Basic Health Unit from July 2003 until August 2004 were subjects of the research. Semi-structured interviews have been carried out in order to obtain the answers. The answers state, among other data, the nursing appointment as an educative space where all her family members also participate as well as a connection between the professional and the woman/family. On the other hand, the answers also show the need of a bigger privacy during the appointment and criticize possible changes of professionals or professors in these appointments. Thus, this study has helped in changing the atention provided to the pregnant women so that it reaches their necessities and expectations.
Prenatal; Pregnant Woman; Care; Nursing