出版社:Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要:Objective: Identify in the literature the actions of nurses in pregnancy and postpartum care with repercussions on maternal mortality rates. Method: This is an integrative literature review with a qualitative and descriptive, documentary approach of dialectical epistemology. Results: Three categories were constructed in the literature: prenatal care and treatment, maternal mortality profile and nurse in prenatal care. Conclusion: Maternal mortality is still a public health problem, especially in Brazil. Reports of failures in the care of health professionals and social vulnerabilities contribute to the high number of maternal deaths still prevalent in Brazil.