Síndromes hipertensivas gestacionais e suas complicações neonatais em uma maternidade de Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia

Abstract

The Gestacionais Hypertension Syndromes (SHG) is a disease of unknown aetiology, obstetric, being the most common complication and increased relevance during the gravid puerperal period. Hipertensivos gestacionais disorders are the leading causes of maternal as morbimortalidade not only foetal and occupy the second cause of maternal mortality in Brazil. Thus, the overall objective of this study is to characterize the Gestacionais Hypertension Syndromes and neonatal complications in a maternity leave of Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, in the period January to June 2010. The specific objectives are to describe the socio demographic profile and the conditions and obstetrical record of pregnant women with obstetric-SHG, as well as identify potential risk factors, in addition to describing neonatal complications. The methodology used was the quantitative approach of descriptive character and cross-section, accomplished through secondary data collection obtained through patient records of pregnant women who littered in the Hospital and Maternity Luiz Argolo. To obtain data was used a research document containing variables of interest of the study. After typing data in the program Estatísco Statistical Package For The Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows version 11.0, was held to review and quantified in graphs and tables. Results: it was noted that 11% of pregnant women showed SHG, most were aged between 20-34 years and 89.7% prenatal took place. The complication was the most prevalent neonatal respiratory distress (21.7%), followed by prematurity (6.9%) and low weight (6.3%). Conclusion: it was evidenced that the prevalence of SHG among pregnant women, Santo Antonio de Jesus, Bahia corroborates with literature, already the perinatal death, prematurity and low birth weight reached bottom percentage, while the number of pregnant women who have prenatal was higher than those found in other studies. Thus, this study confirms that prenatal assistance plays important role in the prevention of neonatal complications.