Profile and contributions of nurses team in prenatal care in Cuiabá, Brazi

For prenatal care is a need for qualified professionals prenatal develop the skills required by both the proposed Brazilian Ministry of Health as the International Confederation of Midwives. This study aimed to characterize the profile of nurses who provide prenatal care in Cuiabá, MT, in search of some of the essential skills to skilled attendance at prenatal care. A descriptive study was applied in 182 professional nursing staff, of which 74 were nurses. We used individual interviews and structured data collection. The data obtained were statistically analyzed with SPSS software program. The results show a predominance of females, mean age 36.5 years, married, with children, more than 10 years of experience with pregnant women, low frequency for specialists in obstetrics, 68.9% of nurses reported difficulty in caring for pre-home, 49% of these alleged unpreparedness in the conduct of clinical complaints, low frequency in the professionals who have undergone refresher courses and participation in events related to prenatal care. The study recommended the establishment of the protocol of prenatal care and qualifications of all members of the nursing team, from the perspective of skilled attendance at prenatal and contributions in reducing morbidity and maternal and infant mortality.