Prácticas de cuidado de la gestante con ella misma y con su hijo por nacer

introduction: deafness of health- care staff about care practices of pregnant woman social surroundings and popular beliefs, put the perinatal health of this group, under risk. the following problem was laid out: which are the care practices that these women and their unborn children have in san gil? methodology: to make a transversal descriptive study with 280 pregnant women who were registered by the 10 ips's (health care institutions) which are located in the city of san gil. in apply am instrument called "care practices pregnant women in their perinatal stages and their unborn children carry out" results: the care practices realized by pregnant women did were presented in the following way: regular practices, 55.35%, good practices, 44.64%. conclusions: it is important to conduct (regulate, supervise) the strategies of intervention in the perinatal stage which will strengthen and modify these motherly practices during the pregnancy period. salud uis 2011; 43(1): 27-32.