Educational technologies on signs of gestational risk and/or labor for pregnant women: a scoping review.

OBJECTIVE

To map educational technologies on signs of gestational risk and/or labor developed or used to guide pregnant women in the context of Brazilian prenatal care.

METHOD

Scoping review conducted in accordance with JBI with searches performed in the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF, BDTD, and Google Scholar, without time restriction. Data selection and extraction in independent stages by pairs, and narrative synthesis according to the PAGER model.

RESULTS

Twenty-one studies were included, which described 18 technologies: 10 digital (55.5%), 8 printed (44%), and 1 audiovisual (5.5%). The majority (n = 13; 72.2%) approached the signs in a complementary way. There was a predominance of resources with accessible language, instructive elements, and the involvement of Nursing in their design. Thematic, methodological, and geographical gaps were observed, especially in the exclusive focus on signs of gestational risk, diversity of participants, and use of realistic images.

CONCLUSION

Mapped technologies highlight important advances, as well as the need to develop more specific, inclusive, and clinically validated tools. Such resources can qualify prenatal practices in Nursing and health and improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.