ATTENTION TO HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY: PATIENT SAFETY STRATEGIES.

Objective: to identify the patient safety strategies adopted by the multidisciplinary team in high-risk pregnancy. Method: descriptive, qualitative study conducted with the multidisciplinary team responsible for specialized care for high-risk pregnancy in a city in southern Brazil. The interviews took place in March 2020 and the results were grouped into thematic categories. Results: two themes were highlighted: safety in embracement and flow of care to high-risk pregnant women, represented by the role of primary and secondary care in assistance to pregnant women, early identification of risk factors and/or aggravations to pregnancy and guidelines for the safety of high-risk pregnant women, identifying the need for individualized multiprofessional care to the needs of pregnant women. Conclusion: strategies for the safety of high-risk pregnant women go beyond safety protocols and denote the need to adapt to the context of secondary care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]