O pré-natal psicológico em grupo na estratégia Saúde da Família: contribuições na prevenção da depressão pós-parto

Abstract

Pregnancy is a period of significant thoughts that don't also affect your psychic, family and social state. Such changes make this stage a risk for the development of post-traumatic disorders, including depression. In addition, Psychological Prenatal (PNP), a therapeutic and psychoprophylactic approach with the purpose of prenatal and family follow-up, offering emotional help and guiding complex problems of the pregnancy-natal cycle, presents itself as a device about problems of the pregnancy cycle. -gynecological birth, which helps to promote maternal mental health. In this direction, the present research aims to analyze the contribution of group psychological prenatal care for the prevention of postpartum depression in complementary women by the Family Health Strategy. The methodology used was action research, which was organized into three phases: I) exploratory, II) intervention and III) intervention analysis. The following instruments were used: Gestational Profile Questionnaire (PGG), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) and a Semi-structured Interview Guide. Data were analyzed by comparing the scores of the BDI and EPDS instruments and analyzing the interviews. It was identified that all participants in the gestational phase had the presence of several risk factors for the development of postpartum depression. However, after participating in the PNP, it is not possible to observe a characteristic picture of depth in the PNP. Therefore, it is considered that the PNP added to other factors, calculated as a protective factor in the prevention of pdp.