Abstract:

PRINCIPE AND OBJECTIVE: The primary protective health care in the preservation and development of mother and child health is the preservation of mother and fetus throughout the pregnancy, with regular intervals, the necessary examinations and recommendations, by educated health staff. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the factors affecting pregnant women’s regular prenatal care levels and the adequacy of prenatal care. 375 pregnant women who have completed the 28th week of pregnancy and accepted to participate in the study, including a university hospital and the public hospital's poliklinics of birth and female diseases, and took the sample of the study in the identificative and cutting-edge type. The study was conducted between 15 February 2020 and 15 March 2020. The data was collected by researchers based on the Pregnancy Care Management Guide and the 2018 Turkish Population and Health Research. The average age of pregnant women under the study is 30.25±5.89, the average week of pregnancy is 58.4 percent of the current pregnancy planned, and 59.5 percent of the current pregnancy is determined. The rate of prenatal care in women is 74.7%, and the average care is 8.75±3.19. It is estimated that 75.5% of this care was given by female-born doctors, 29.3% by parents and 14.7% by nurses. During pregnant women's prenatal care services; 96% ultrasound, 90.4% blood pressure, tetanus vaccine, iron support, 63.5% weight tracking, 90%. The blood test was performed 7. When all the variables are checked, the education of the female, the education of the spouse, the income status, the desirable state of pregnancy, the interval of pregnancy and the place of prenatal care is determined as the determining factor in prenatal care. RESULTATION: In accordance with these results, it is recommended that the healthcare staff providing prenatal care, in accordance with the principles indicated in the Pre-born Care Management Guide, be informed and followed.

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