Complicações maternas segundo tipo de parto em Maternidades de Sergipe, Brasil

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate maternal complications according to the type of delivery in puerperal women in the state of Sergipe. Methods: a cohort study with 768 postpartum women from 11 state maternity hospitals with interview after 6 hours of delivery, 45 days postpartum and data from the woman's medical record. The associations between the type of delivery and maternal complications in the postpartum period with the exposure variables were described with simple frequencies, percentages, relative risk (RR) with the confidence interval. Results: The frequency of early maternal complications was 46.8%, with pain being the most frequent. Patients undergoing intrapartum cesarean section had a higher risk of pain (RR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.04-1.64), particularly those from de subgroup of high risk (RR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.19) and from public sector (RR=1,29; 95% CI:1,02-1,64). Conclusion: Intrapartum cesarean section, especially in high-risk and public service patients, presents a higher risk of pain in the elderly and in the public service postoperative.