Caracterização epidemiológica da gestante de alto risco e sua relação com o prenatalista

Abstract

Purpose: To characterize the socioeconomic profile of high-risk pregnant womenseen at prenatal service of Aracaju city, Sergipe, and compare it with the control group.Methods: Cross-sectional prospective study usinghigh risk samples collected in Center for Integrated Health Care for Women and the control group were collected in the Family Health Units (FHU) Manoel de Souza Pereira, FHU Augusto Franco and FHU CelsoDaniel in the period from January to March 2014 in the city of Aracaju / SE. Survey sample had a total of 200 patients who signed the Free Informed Consent Term (FICT). Statistical analysis was performed initially using absolute (n) and relative frequencies (%) for the description of the profile of the sample; and for quantitative variables, measures of central tendency (mean) and dispersion (standard deviation) were used. To evaluate the association between the variables of interest and exclude confounder variables a test of linear regression was performed. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research whose protocol was CAAE No 26764814.6.0000.5546. Results: The gestational risk was observed with more prevalence in pregnant women who had chronic disease before pregnancy (74%), in patients whose obstetrician did not take doubts about pregnancy risk (57.44%) and in patients with bad housing conditions (81%). Conclusion: Risk during pregnancy occurs more frequently in patients with chronic disease prior to pregnancy, pregnant women who were not made aware of their pregnancy risks and in pregnant women who had bad housing conditions.