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RESUMO Objetivo: analisar mudanças na assistência à saúde materna durante a pandemia da Covid-19, segundo relatos dos profissionais de saúde. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, realizada com gestores, médicos, enfermeiros, residentes e técnicos de enfermagem atuantes nos setores de ambulatório de pré-natal, emergência obstétrica, hospitalização obstétrica e centro de parto de um hospital público federal de alta complexidade no Nordeste do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados de no período de dezembro de 2020 a agosto de 2021. A amostra, escolhida intencionalmente, buscou a diversidade de características e situações, foi encerrada pelo critério da saturação de sentidos. Questionário estruturado e roteiro semiestruturado de entrevista foram utilizados para coleta dos dados. As entrevistas foram gravadas e transcritas. Empregou-se a análise de conteúdo, na modalidade temática. Resultados: entrevistaram-se 28 profissionais. Foram identificadas mudanças na dinâmica da assistência obstétrica categorizadas em: pré-natal; e parto/puerpério. No pré-natal, houve diminuição das consultas eletivas; aumento do tempo entre consultas; a paramentação atrasava o atendimento; implantação de novos protocolos de higienização; limitação do número de acompanhantes; criação de novos ambientes como a sala Covid-19 para gestantes sintomáticas; teleatendimento e sobrecarga de trabalho pelo aumento da demanda vinda da Atenção Primária à Saúde. No parto/puerpério, os relatos apontaram redução do número de leitos; testagem e isolamento das pacientes sintomáticas; limitação da deambulação, restrição de acompanhantes e obrigatoriedade do uso de máscara pela parturiente. Conclusão: a reestruturação dos serviços e a criação de novos espaços para atendimento de pacientes com Covid-19 ocasionaram redução na oferta de vagas para consultas de pré-natal e pós-parto. As mudanças foram acompanhadas por novas regras de atendimento, com retrocessos quanto à garantia de direitos previamente conquistados.

Objective: to analyze changes in maternal health care during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to reports by health professionals. Method: qualitative research, conducted with managers, physicians, nurses, residents and nursing technicians working in a prenatal outpatient clinic, obstetric emergency department, delivery center and obstetric inpatient ward of a high complexity federal public hospital in the Northeast of Brazil. Data were collected from December 2020 to August 2021. The sample, chosen intentionally, sought the diversity of characteristics and situations, was closed by the criterion of saturation of meaning. A structured questionnaire and a semi-structured interview script were used for data collection. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Content analysis was used in the thematic modality. Results: 28 professionals were interviewed. Changes in the dynamics of obstetric care were identified and categorized as: prenatal care; and childbirth/postpartum. In prenatal care, there was a decrease in elective consultations; increased time between consultations; delayed care due to paramentation; implementation of new hygiene protocols; limitation of the number of companions; creation of new environments such as the Covid-19 isolation room for symptomatic pregnant women; teleservice and work overload due to the increased demand coming from Primary Health Care. In childbirth/postparum, the reports indicated a reduction in the number of beds; testing and isolation of symptomatic patients; limitating walking, restriction of companions and mandatory use of mask by pregnant woman. Conclusion: the restructuring of services and the creation of new spaces to care for patients with Covid-19 led to a reduction in the availability of vacancies for prenatal and postpartum consultations. The changes were accompanied by new service rules, with setbacks regarding the guarantee of rights.

Objective: to know the perspectives, practices and challenges in decision-making for admitting patients into the Intensive Care Unit during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: a qualitative study developed in two public hospitals in Maranhão, Brazil, from November/2020 to January/2021. Data collection took place through individual interviews guided by a script. A total of 22 professionals participated in the study: nurses and doctors who worked in the Intensive Care Unit and Bed Regulation in the first wave of the pandemic. Content Analysis was used in the thematic mode, with support from the Qualitative Data Analysis software program for data categorization. The theory of Responsibility for Reasonableness guided the study. Results: two main categories emerged: “The context of the decision-making process - the paradox of celestial discharges” and “Decision-making for admission”. In the scenario of high demand, a lack of beds, and the uncertainties of the “new disease”, deciding who would occupy the bed was arduous and conflicting. Clinical and non-clinical criteria such as severity, chance of survival, distance to be covered and transport conditions were considered. It was found that the ambivalence of feelings attributed to death and care at that moment of the pandemic marked the social and technical environment of intensive care. Conclusions: the complexity of the decision-making process for admission to an intensive care unit was evidenced, demonstrating the importance of analyzing the allocation of critical resources in pandemic scenarios. Knowing the perspectives of professionals and their reflections on the experiences in that period can help in planning the allocation of health resources in future emergency scenarios.