Percepciones de las embarazadas sobre la consejería nutricional y de actividad física que reciben en el control prenatal en centros de salud del área urbana del cantón Cuenca. 2021

Abstract

Perceptions of pregnant women on the nutritional and physical activity counseling they receive in prenatal care in health centers in the urban area of Cuenca. 2021 The current state of malnutrition and sedentary lifestyle in pregnant women is worrying since the aforementioned can have serious consequences for the health of the mother and child, either in the short, medium or long term. It is important that the nutritional and physical activity counseling is adequate, as well as that the correct perception of the pregnant woman goes hand in hand to the correct implementation of the recommendations. A semi-structured interview was carried out with 16 pregnant women from the urban area, data that were transcribed in Word and subsequently the analysis of the categories was carried out. Information was collected on the perception of pregnant women regarding nutritional counseling and physical activity. And it was known what the facilities and difficulties of pregnant women are to put into practice the recommendations given by the personnel of the health area during the controls in the health center. According to the perceptions of pregnant women, the nutritional and physical activity counseling that is provided in health centers in urban areas is not enough by health personnel.