Denise Nascimento
According to specialists, prenatal care is an important element in women’s and newborns’ health care, since it is essential for the detection and treatment of morbidities in the gravidic-puerperal cycle, avoiding worsening the health of pregnant and postpartum women and/or newborns. Prenatal care is, therefore, an important tool for the reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates.