Development and validation of a serial album on pregnancy for expectant mothers and healthcare professionals

TL;DR

A serial album on prenatal care was developed and validated to improve care quality for pregnant women and healthcare professionals.

Contribution

The study introduces a validated serial album as a tool to enhance prenatal care through participatory action research.

Findings

The serial album received a high Content Validity Index score of 0.92 from experts.

Pregnant women showed 100% agreement with the album's content.

The album promotes autonomy, critical thinking, and strengthens professional-user bonds in prenatal care.

Abstract

to describe the process of developing and validating a serial album on prenatal care aimed at pregnant women and health professionals.

participatory action research that considered technological production guided by the following stages: identification of the need for change; theoretical and documentary survey; technological proposal; analysis by experts and validation by pregnant women. The analysis by experts considered the Content Validity Index.

the Content Validity Index obtained an overall score of 0.92, and the pregnant women performed the assessment with 100% agreement between items. The serial album on prenatal care proved to be effective in qualifying prenatal care, especially with regard to promoting autonomy, critical thinking, and strengthening the professional-user bond.

the serial album developed was considered valid by pregnant women and health professionals and has the potential for replication in the context of primary health care, with a view to improving the quality of prenatal care.

descrever o processo de desenvolvimento e validação de um álbum seriado sobre o pré-natal direcionado às gestantes e profissionais de saúde.

pesquisa-ação participante que considerou a produção tecnológica orientada pelas etapas: identificação da necessidade de mudança; levantamento teórico e documental; proposição tecnológica; análise por especialistas e validação por gestantes. A análise por especialistas considerou o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo.

o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo obteve escore global de 0,92; e as gestantes realizaram avaliação com 100% de concordância entre os itens. O álbum seriado sobre o pré-natal demonstrou-se eficaz à qualificação da atenção pré-natal, especialmente no que se refere à promoção da autonomia, do pensamento crítico e da ampliação do vínculo profissional-usuária.

o álbum seriado desenvolvido foi considerado válido pelas gestantes e profissionais de saúde e com potencial de replicabilidade no contexto da atenção primária à saúde, com vistas à qualificação da assistência pré-natal.

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