Epidemiological profile of mothers and preterm newborns

Authors

  • Antonio Rodrigues Ferreira Junior Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE
  • Rosalice Araújo de Sousa Albuquerque Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada
  • Sabrina Rodrigues Aragão Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada
  • Maria Eunice Nogueira Galeno Rodrigues Universidade Estadual do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.v7i1.1159

Keywords:

Premature Obstetric Labor, Premature Infant, Descriptive epidemiology

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological profile of mothers and preterm newborns in the northern region of Ceará, Brazil. Method: This is a descriptive-exploratory documentary study, with a quantitative approach, performed in a high risk obstetrics and neonatology referral hospital, with records from 2012. Results: The average age of women with preterm labor was 24 years-old, however with higher percentage being: adolescents, higher education, in a stable relationship and stay-at-home mothers. According to obstetrical information, there was a greater number of primigravida, which came to more than three prenatal visits and singleton gestations, by vaginal birth within 26 gestational weeks. Preterm labor was considered idiopathic in the majority of cases. It was observed that the newborns were predominantly male, without the presence of defects and less than 1000g at birth. Conclusion: The high incidence of extreme prematurity in northern Ceará requires further studies on the subject, knowing the profile of those involved allows for the planning of actions to lessen the rate of PTL.

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Author Biographies

  • Antonio Rodrigues Ferreira Junior, Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE
    Doutor em Saúde Coletiva pela UNICAMP. Docente da Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Estadual do Ceará.
  • Rosalice Araújo de Sousa Albuquerque, Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada
    Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem.
  • Sabrina Rodrigues Aragão, Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada
    Departamento de Enfermagem.
  • Maria Eunice Nogueira Galeno Rodrigues, Universidade Estadual do Ceará
    Departamento de Enfermagem.

Published

03/28/2018

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How to Cite

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Ferreira Junior AR, Albuquerque RA de S, Aragão SR, Rodrigues MENG. Epidemiological profile of mothers and preterm newborns. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 28 [cited 2024 Oct. 31];7(1):6-12. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/1159

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