Prenatal care quality indexes of public health services in Salvador, Bahia

objective: to analyze prenatal care quality indexes of public health services in salvador, bahia following the implementation of the prenatal and birth humanization program (pbhb). methods: this quantitative descriptive study was conducted in primary care units in salvador that adopted the prenatal and birth humanization program. results: few pregnant women registered in the prenatal and birth humanization program had the benchmark of six prenatal consultations (9.76%). more than half of these registered pregnant women received all basic exams. however, only few women received puerperal consultations (5.66%), which conclude their maternal care. conclusion: prenatal care in salvador, carried out through the prenatal and birth humanization program in 2002, had a low performance in basic exams, and in prenatal and puerperal consultations.