IMPLEMENTATION OF A FOLLOW-UP PROTOCOL FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS AND BABIES WITH MICROCEPHALY IN PARNAMIRIM, RN BRAZIL

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND It is the implementation of the service flow for cases of microcephaly in the city of Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, based on the significant increase in cases related to this grievance across the country, especially in our state. The city had 19 suspected cases in 2015 and 4 in the 1st quarter of 2016, well above those previous years, where there were no reported cases since 2010. The flow defines that any pregnant woman who present clinical indications should be forwarded to the county referral service for prenatal monitoring by a Multidisciplinary Team, in addition, the monitoring of users must also be carried out simultaneously by the Health Strategy teams of the Family. METHOD This is an experience report, created from the professional experience of technicians Coordination of Care and Health Promotion of the Municipality of Parnamirim, considered successful in order to contribute to the discussion of this topic, as well as possible the exchange and to propose ideas for improving the care in health. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The growing number of cases of microcephaly in the country is a serious problem that led teams to create methods to control the situation for those considered victims of this disease. This flow has offered support to pregnant women and babies, and has unified the management of health professionals in this city with these patients in order to accompany them in the most humane way possible.