Medisan (Jun 2018)
Professional competence as indicator of quality in the low birth weight program
Abstract
An investigation in health systems and services, was carried out from September, 2015 to March, 2016, aimed at evaluating the quality of prenatal care for the low birth weight prevention, through the professional competence of 43 doctors linked to the assistance work in doctor offices from “Ramón López Peña” Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba. The proposed methodology was used by the National School of Public Health and approaches, indicators and evaluation standards were preestablished. The quality of the evaluated program was not the best, because some difficulties related to the follow-up protocols in risk situations were detected, frequently associated with pregnancy. It is necessary to evaluate other dimensions of this program quality, as well as care to other populational groups as fertility age women, with risk of having low weight children, and to qualify the professionals in the aspects with difficulties.
