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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of prematurity in a Normal Delivery Center, São Paulo, Brazil
Miriam Siqueira do Carmo Rabello1, Sonia Maria Oliveira de Barros1
1Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Objective:
To present clinical and epidemiological aspects of prematurity in a Normal Delivery Center, and to describe outcomes.
Methods:
A cross-sectional retrospective study, with 189 medical records of premature, single, and living fetuses, with gestational ages between 25 and 36.6 weeks.
Results:
The prevalence of preterm births was 7.8%, and 23.2% in adolescent mothers. The most frequent obstetric complication was premature rupture of ovular membranes (35.4%), followed by hypertensive syndrome (18.5%). Cesarean section was performed in 33% of cases. The Apgar score in the 1st minute was < 7 in 36.0% of cases, and in the 5th minute of life, in 9.5% of cases.
Conclusion:
Among the aspects studied, results showed that the prevalence of preterm births was higher than expected for the adolescent mothers, however, with a satisfactory perinatal outcome.
