The study aimed at identifies the factors that interfere in the accessibility of pregnant woman to the attendance of childbirth in the Health System in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is quantitative study, with traverse and observational design, accomplished at maternities of Health System, through structured interview. The sample was constituted of 328 adolescent during post partum. Data were organized in a database, for subsequent analysis, done with the software EPI INFO version 6.03. The prevalence reason was used as association measure. The results evidenced that 40.5% of the adolescents were black; 54.9% had fundamental teaching; 91.5% had had prenatal attendance. The access was considered unsatisfactory for 36.6% of them, and 20.7% went to more than one maternity for giving birth. It was concluded that the attendance to the pregnant adolescent still needs some adjustments, in order to favor their access to the services of attendance to childbirth.
Obstetrical nursing; Pregnancy in adolescence; Health services accessibility; Women's health
