Perfil e processo da assistência prestada ao recém-nascido de risco no Sul do Brasil

objective: to describe newborns at risk and check the process of care provided by the high risk newborn surveillance program in maringá-pr. methods: data were collected from medical records and monitoring sheets of a stratified sample consisting of 505 newborns at risk, born in 2007. maternal and neonatal care were analyzed descriptively using statistica 7.1 software. results: the program only considered biological risks as inclusion criteria, whether they appeared alone (63.2%) or associated (36.8%). regarding mothers, 71.5% were adults, 78.2% had > 8 years of schooling, 57.2% were single parents, 55.3% had an unpaid occupation, 69.5% had > 6 prenatal visits, 87.3% had a single baby, and 65.4% had a c-section. regarding newborns at risk, 51% were male, 50.3% had low birth weight, 51.5% were full term, 95.8% without congenital anomalies, and 90.3% with 5th minute scores > 7. regarding care provided to children at risk, 69.5% were accompanied by the program, 71% of the medical records were located, for 82.6% there were no home visits, 8.9% received > 12 medical consultations, 33.1% had not received any guidance, 5.8% were hospitalized, 18.7% were weighed > 12 times, and 19.8% presented full immunization records. conclusion: it is necessary to reorganize primary care to ensure integral care and for ongoing monitoring of the bio-psychosocial development and growth of children at risk.