IMPACT OF MATERNAL PROFILE ON BIRTH OUTCOMES

• Main Authors: Gracimary Alves Teixeira (Author), Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho (Author), Brismark Góes da Rocha (Author), Silvana Alves Pereira (Author), Bertha Cruz Enders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 10.5380/ce.v23i1.51409; 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• Keywords: Preterm; Prenatal care; Childbirth; Risk Factors; Maternal-Child Nursing; Nursing; RT1-120; Medicine (General); R5-920; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 23, Iss 1, p e51409 (2018)

Objective: to identify the impact of maternal profile on birth outcomes. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with a sample of 244 postpartum women, as follows: 109 mothers of preterm infants and 135 mothers of full-term infants. The births occurred in the April-September 2015 period in a public maternity hospital in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Data was analyzed with Statistica 10 software and Chi-square test. Results: high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle; statistical significance for overweight and obesity before and during pregnancy; high prevalence of high blood pressure during the gestational period of mothers of preterm infants. Also, 58.1% (n = 63) of preterm infants were born with health problems and 96.3% (n = 130) of full-term infants were healthy. Conclusion: Maternal obesity and overweight is a risk factor for preterm births, an event that demands child healthcare.