Abstract Objective To analyze the knowledge of the professionals of a Basic Health Unit about the actions of the 5th day. Methods Descriptive, qualitative research. An interview script was used for the collection of testimonies, analyzed in their content by the reference of Bardin. Results Twenty-four professionals participated among nurses, nursing technicians, community health agents and physicians. The thematic categories were named: Identifying the actions performed with the mother and her baby; The mother in the context of actions: difficulties […]