Nurse’s perfomance in prenatal care

Prenatal care is fundamentally important for a safe and healthy pregnancy, with a focus on preventing future pathological events during the gestational period. Objective: this article aimed to study the behavior of nurses in prenatal care in the Family Health Strategy. Methodology: It is a bibliographic review that has a descriptive format, and is that which informs and evaluates the knowledge produced in previous research, presenting concepts, procedures, results, discussions and conclusions relevant to the research. The publications were obtained by searching the Virtual Health Library (VHL). After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 articles were included in this work. Results and Discussion: The nurses' insecurity was found when providing prenatal care, highlighting the lack of theoretical and practical knowledge for this function. Conclusion: It is concluded that professional nurses do not perform prenatal care as recommended by the Ministry of Health. The analysis of the publications suggests that, as it is a complex topic, there should be greater training for nursing professionals.