High risk pregnancy: characterization of the reproductive planning

• Autor(a) principal: Capello, Thais da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Medeiros, Fabiana Fontana, Rodrigues, Mariana Haddad, Santos, Izabel Dayana de Lemos, Bernardy, Cátia Campaner Ferrari, Cardelli, Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7590
• topic: Contraception; Family Planning; Pregnancy, High-Risk Pregnancy; Women’s Health; Anticoncepção; Gravidez de Alto Risco.; Planejamento familiar; Saúde da mulher; planejamento familiar; gravidez de alto risco

Knowing the characteristics of reproductive planning in high risk pregnancies. Quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study nested in a cohort. Research conducted at a public maternity referral for high risk pregnancies. A semi-structured form was used for data collection, which took place from October 2016 to August 2017. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 software. The prevalent profile was: young adult women (70.7%); complete high school (56.2%); white race (58.7%); income of three or more minimum wages (48.7%); steady partner (86.9%); primiparous (40.5%). Regarding the most evident pathologies were: hypertension (37.3%) and diseases derived from metabolic disorders (21.1%). 52.0% of pregnancies were unplanned, however 51.0% did not use any contraceptive method. The occurrence of pregnancy associated with pathologies indicates the need for awareness about reproductive planning, through information and clarification regarding the use of contraceptive methods.