Implantação do formulário de alta hospitalar como contrarreferência da assistência obstétrica no sertão pernambucano

Abstract

This work aimed to implement a hospital discharge/counter-referral form between the maternity ward of the Regional Hospital and the Family Health Units of a municipality in the Sertão Pernambuco. To this end, qualitative research was carried out, of the action research type, where the instrument called “Hospital discharge/counter-referral form” was developed based on information from the Basic Care Notebook No. 32: Low-Risk Pre-Natal Care of the MS and WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive birth experience. Then, professionals started using the form for postpartum women. The results presented in this study demonstrated that, despite advances in the implementation of women's health policies, the maternal and child care network still needs to be strengthened.