Open AccessObstetric History and Maternal Complications related to Preterm Birth
Author(s) -
Gracimary Alves Teixeira,
Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho,
Thaís Rosental Gabriel Lopes,
Flávio César Bezerra da Silva,
Silvana Alves Pereira,
Larissa Mendonça Torres,
Juliana de Almeida Leandro Bezerra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2092
Subject(s) - medicine , cinahl , pregnancy , obstetrics , premature birth , eclampsia , causality (physics) , preeclampsia , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , gestational age , genetics , psychiatry , psychological intervention , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Objective: To summarize knowledge produced in scientific articles about obstetric history, maternal complications and types of pregnancy as risk factors related to preterm birth. Method: an integrative review conducted in February and March 2015, through databases: lilacs, CINAHL and Pubmed. For this it was used the Mesh descriptors: Infant, premature; Risk factors and Causality, having been found studies 50,528. After assessment of methodological rigor and level of evidence of the studies 32 articles were selected. Results: Among the risk factors associated to preterm birth highlighted the previous history of prematurity. Also emerged: hypertensive disease by eclampsia and eclampsia no, genitourinary infection and antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy. Conclusion: Maternal complications are subject to screening, treatment and prevention. In addition, obstetric history of risk can be identified in a timely manner to reduce morbidity and mortality both mother and neonatal.
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