PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DAS GESTANTES DE ALTO RISCO ATENDIDAS NO MUNICÍPIO DE TRÊS PONTAS-MG

Abstract

Introduction: High-risk pregnancy is one in which the health of the mother and / or the fetus has a high chance of being at risk. In this way, the pregnant woman presents pathologies that can bring complications during the pregnancy, being a physiological process, which involves hormonal, physical, psychological and social changes. Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of high-risk pregnant women attended at the Integrated Center for Assistance to Women and Adolescents in the municipality of Três Pontas - MG. Methodology: This is a quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study using the medical records of high-risk pregnant women who make consultations at the Integrated Center for Assistance to Women and Adolescents (CIAMA) located in the municipality of Três Pontas - MG, evaluated in the period of July2017 to December 2017. Data were collected from 95 charts including pre-gestational weight, height, age, schooling, ethnicity, marital status, and pathology present in pregnant women through medical records. Results: It was verified that the pregnant women are between the ages of 26 and 35, most are married (53.7%), have completed high school (43.1%) and are ethnically declared as white (50.5%). As a main reason the pregnant woman participated in high-risk prenatal care was obesity, diagnosed with 20% of pregnant women, followed by 17.4% of hypertension and 15.5% of age. Regarding gestational diabetes, the pathology was responsible for only 3.2% of cases. Conclusion: It was identified that the most prevalent pathologies are obesity and gestational hypertension, allowing to contact the pregnant women who did not present a different profile of the reality of other municipalities in Brazil.