Health Needs and Nursing Care Practices for High-Risk Pregnant Women

Abstract

Goal: Our general objective was to understand the meaning given by women with high-risk pregnancies to their health needs and the nursing team's care practices received during the pre-natal period. Method: Qualitative study of 10 high-risk pregnant women who attended the prenatal service at a Health Center in ``Cabo Verde``. To analyze the data, we used Laurence Bardin's conceptual assumptions. Results: The main findings reveal that high-risk pregnancy causes women a set of physical, psychological, social and emotional changes that often cause ambivalence of feelings, uncertainty in the future and specific needs in terms of child care. nursing. Conclusion: This study allows nurses to have knowledge about the experiences lived by these women and thus improve their care practice since each woman is unique and positions herself differently in the face of the risk situation depending on the factors/vulnerabilities that the involves. Implications for practice: It will be possible to list foci of attention for nursing practice with a view to developing nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions that target the person being cared for.