Evaluative study of a quantitative approach aiming to evaluate the prenatal care in primary health care under the point of view of pregnancy based on the benchmark of Donabedian. The sample comprised of 195 pregnant women monitored in the prenatal in 20 primary health care units (UAPS) in Fortaleza -Ceará -Brazil. Among pregnant women, 87.7% were in the age group between 18 and 35 years; 94.4% attended the elementary and secondary education. On the evaluation of the structure, the pregnant

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... were dissatisfied. With regard to process, the nurses were available to listen humanized. With regard to the result, 60.5% of pregnant women were satisfied with the attention received in the primary health care units (UAPS). Therefore, when the operation of UAPS, the interventions and the relationships between users and professionals were adequate, provided greater satisfaction in pregnant women and, consequently, could contribute to the promotion of their health and well-being.