Ações de saúde desenvolvidas por acadêmicos de enfermagem para puérperas relato de experiência

Abstract

The puerperium consists of an interval of six weeks between the birth of the baby and the return of the female reproductive organs to the normal pre-pregnancy state. There is a need for women to maintain their care during this period and, for this, health professionals need to help her experience this period based on guidelines consistent with her needs. This is the experience report of an extension project that aimed to guide puerperal women about changes in the puerperium. The project was developed in a Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the urban area, from July to December 2018 when waiting room activities were carried out. During this period, guidelines were given to 12 mothers between 17 and 29 years old, who were between three and 28 days postpartum, when they sought the FHS for puerperal care or for the newborn. They had doubts associated with breastfeeding, postpartum bleeding and postpartum depression about which they were instructed. The woman can go through the puerperium in a healthy way, if she can count on family support and the guidance of health professionals.