Strategies for identification and coping with the violence situation by intimate partners of pregnant women.

Objective To know the strategies used by nurses of Units of Family Health Strategies to identify and cope with the violence situation by intimate partners of pregnant women. Method Descriptive study with a qualitative approach, in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 primary care nurses from September 2015 to April 2016. Thematic content analysis was used. Results The category "It's very complex" has emerged - actions to identify and cope with the violence situation by intimate partners of pregnant women. Physical injuries were the main violence indicative identified at prenatal care. The coping strategies were the referrals to specialized services and joint discussion with healthcare team. Conclusion There's a need to organize a nursing protocol that helps in the identification and classification of risk exposure to violence, permanent education of these professionals and strengthening of intersectoral actions.