Knowledge and practices of psychologists in the care of pregnant women from Primary Care

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Knowledge, Internship, Prenatal Psychology in Cuba, Primary Health Care.

Abstract

Despite the value given to the health psychologist within the Maternal and Child Care Program in Primary Care, insufficiencies and contradictions are detected in their professional actions that require in-depth investigation. For this reason, a study was carried out with a mixed approach, exploratory and longitudinal with the aim of characterizing the practices and knowledge that psychologists have about the care of pregnant women in the framework of primary health care. The sample was selected by a non-probabilistic sampling and was made up of a total of 20 psychologists who carried out their work with pregnant women during the period from January to March 2023. The survey and the unstructured interview were used. The variables studied were level of knowledge, type of help, and training needs. The main results of the study reveal the existence of learning needs in the specific area of Prenatal Psychology as well as the development of models that support practice in this regard.

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Published

2024-11-04

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Rodríguez Fernández M del C, Vázquez Garay F. Knowledge and practices of psychologists in the care of pregnant women from Primary Care. RM [Internet]. 2024 Nov. 4 [cited 2025 May 26];28:e3043. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/3043

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