Profile of women affected with premature childbirth and neonatal outcomes

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Mateus Moura da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Brito,Angelita Lívia da Silveira, Vasconcelos,Ismaelle Ávila, Souto,Raissa Emanuelle Medeiros, Rocha,Ryvanne Paulino, Esteche,Cinthia Maria Gomes da Costa Escoto, Damasceno,Ana Kelve de Castro, Moraes,Jamile Lopes de, Saraiva,Maria Roselise Bezerra
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292021000600979
• topic: Premature; Labor; Risk factors

Abstract Objectives: to describe the profile of women affected with premature childbirth and neonatal outcomes at a referral maternity in the city of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. Methods: descriptive and retrospective documentary type study, with a quantitative approach, carried out from January to December, 2017, with 253 medical records of women who had premature childbirth in a referral maternity. Results: the average age was 28, with the prevalence of women living in a stable union, graduated from high school and without formal work. The gestational mean average was three pregnancies, gestational age of 34 weeks and three days, and six prenatal consultations, starting in the first trimester. The major intercurrence was pre-eclampsia. In relation to the neonatal data, there was a prevalence of male newborns, with an average of 2.251 kg and a score of seven on the 1-minute Apgar and eight on the 5-minute Apgar. Newborns in going to a hospital accommodation after childbirth and in room air, spending an average of 12.71 days in the hospital. Conclusion: in this case of this research, knowing the woman’s profile and the outcomes in premature newborns is useful to encourage public policies and reduce the sequelae on mother and baby