Experience of women during prenatal care in a rural area

Introduction: Prenatal control are actions that involve multiple visits of the pregnant woman to the health institution, to monitor the evolution of pregnancy, detect risks, prevent complications and prepare the patient for childbirth, maternity and parenting.  In health institutions, nurses are trained to identify complications in pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium; and thus, meet maternal and child health needs in Mexico, reducing the social contrasts that persist. Objective: Interpret the experience of women during prenatal care in a rural area. Materials and methods: Qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study, applied to women of reproductive age in a rural area, who underwent at least one prenatal check-up; information was collected through a phenomenological interview, with prior informed consent; and the use of handmade analysis. Results: Five women were interviewed and they talked about their experience during prenatal control in a rural area. Five categories were identified: denial of care, being-there at prenatal care, absence of other care, area of ​​residence and obstetric violence. Conclusions:  It is recognized that prenatal control is of great importance for maternal health, however, in rural areas it is deficient. The nursing staff denies care because there is no doctor, does not educate about complications during gestation, since the doctor has total participation.