Prevalence of prenatal care in pregnant women in southern Brazil school hospital
Objective: To identify prevalence of prenatal appointments among pregnant women at a Teaching Hospital in southern Brazil. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional observational study, in which data obtained from 606 pregnant women were analyzed, referring to prenatal care at a teaching hospital in Pelo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) |
| Repositorio: | Vittalle (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.furg.br:article/16442 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.furg.br/vittalle/article/view/16442 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | cuidado pré-natal maternidades gestantes gravidez |
| Sumario: | Objective: To identify prevalence of prenatal appointments among pregnant women at a Teaching Hospital in southern Brazil. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional observational study, in which data obtained from 606 pregnant women were analyzed, referring to prenatal care at a teaching hospital in Pelotas. Socioeconomic and gestational variables were analyzed and classified in order to obtain the study objective and the socioeconomic profile of women. Results: The majority of participants received prenatal care (98.2%) initiating at appropriate time (59.4%). Regarding the number of consultations, 17.4% had more than 11, 47.7% from 7 to 10, 25.1% from 4 to 6 and 9.8% less than 4. In relation to the socioeconomic profile, the majority of participants were between 20 and 24 years old (27.3%), were white (64.6%), had completed primary education (54%), had a partner (89.8%). Regarding gestational variables, 35.5% had only one previous pregnancy, 54.6% did not plan the current pregnancy and 56% had a low-risk pregnancy. Conclusion: the study achieved its objective, with the majority having an adequate number of prenatal consultations (65.1% had more than 7 consultations). |
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