Metasynthesis of educational strategies used to promote prenatal health

Abstract

This article aimed to identify the scientific evidence about the educational strategies used to promote prenatal health. This is a systematic meta-synthesis. Analysis of published studies revealed the emergence of two central thematic categories: methodological strategies for the educational activities and; educational tools to promote prenatal health. The most used strategy was health education with pregnant women or couples, using conversation circles and focus groups as methods to target the public. The strategies and educational tools used to promote maternal health in prenatal care seek to anchor the expanded concept of health and to contribute to the construction of varied models of health education.

Keywords:

• Pre-natal care
• obstetrics
• educational technology
• nursing
• health education

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to all the subjects who participated in this study.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the research, authorship, and publication of this article.

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Funding

This study was funded by a PhD student of the Ceará State University, Ceará, Brazil.