Expectations and satisfaction of pregnant women: Unveiling prenatal care in primary care/Expectativas y satisfaccion de gestantes: Revelando el cuidado prenatal en la atencion primaria/Expectativas e satisfacao de gestantes: Desvelando o cuidado pre-natal na atencao primaria

Objective. To analyze the perception of primiparous women about prenatal care in Basic Health Units in a municipality in southern Brazil. Methods. This is a qualitative research from the perspective of Social Representation Theory, from the following question: How has been the pre-natal care for you? Eighteen pregnant women were interviewed. Results. The analysis resulted in three categories: Expectation representation about prenatal care; Rescuing the care offered in prenatal consultation; Unveiling the (dis) satisfaction with prenatal consultation. The prenatal care was apprehended as an essential moment for safe pregnancy, although centered on the doctor's figure and guarantee access to early laboratory and imaging tests. On the other hand, dissatisfaction was revealed from the reception at the entrance to the health unit to the consultations access, although some statements suggest timely satisfaction. Conclusion. Prenatal care did not meet the specific expectations of the study group and unveiled that the nurse did not supply it, as a member of the multidisciplinary team. The organization of the nursing work process in primary care, related to prenatal care, needs to be revisited to promote the effectiveness of its actions. Key words: prenatal care; primary health care; quality of health care; nursing. Objetivo. Analizar la percepcion de las mujeres primiparas sobre el cuidado prenatal en las Unidades Basicas de Salud en una ciudad del sur de Brasil. Metodos. Investigacion cualitativa de la perspectiva de la Teoria de las Representaciones Sociales, de la pregunta norteadora: ?Como ha sido el cuidado prenatal para usted? Para el presente estudio, se entrevistaron 18 mujeres embarazadas. Resultados. Del analisis emergieron tres categorias: Representacion de la expectativa del cuidado prenatal; Rescatando el cuidado ofrecido en la consulta prenatal; y Revelando la (in)satisfaccion con la consulta prenatal. Se comprendio que el cuidado prenatal es un momento esencial para un embarazo seguro (aunque es enfocado en el medico) y garantiza el acceso a los examenes de laboratorio e imagen temprana. Por otro lado, se revelo insatisfaccion de la recepcion en la entrada de la unidad de salud hasta el acceso a las consultas, aunque algunos discursos apuntaron satisfaccion puntual. Conclusion. El cuidado prenatal, no cumplio con las expectativas especificas del grupo en estudio y se desvelo que el enfermero, como miembro del equipo multidisciplinario, no se dio cue