Profile of high-risk pregnant women followed up in a Basic Health Unit

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Aline Tavares
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Viana , Vanessa Maria Oliveira, Soares, Ticianne da Cunha, Viana , Vera Maria Oliveira, Moura, Paulo Ricardo de Sousa e Silva, Lemos, Matheus Henrique da Silva, Vilarinho , Maria de Fátima Sousa Barros, Rocha, Gilvânia da Conceição
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/19038
• topic: Enfermagem; Pré-Natal; Gravidez Alto Risco; Saúde da mulher.; Nursing; Prenatal; High Risk Pregnancy; Women's health.; Enfermería; Cuidado prenatal; Embarazo de alto riesgo; Salud de la mujer.

Objective: The aim of this article was to analyze the cases of high-risk pregnancies and their complications, in addition to emphasizing the importance of prenatal care and highlighting the main risk diagnoses prevalent in a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in a municipality in the state of Maranhão. Materials and method: This is a quantitative, descriptive study, developed in a UBS in the municipality of Timon, Maranhão, Brazil. Data were collected from October to November 2019, through the analysis of the medical records of 20 pregnant women. To obtain them, a collection instrument developed by the researchers exclusively for this study was applied. The analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The most frequent type of diagnosis among high-risk pregnancies was Systemic Arterial Hypertension (95,80%). It was found that pregnant women with high blood pressure are four times more likely to develop obstetric complications throughout pregnancy, culminating in cesarean delivery. Conclusions: it is concluded that the need to expand studies that give more consistency to management decisions involving the nursing professional, the health service and the health of women and children is relevant.