Open AccessMorbidade materna pela doença hipertensiva especifica da gestação: estudo descritivo com abordagem quantitativa Maternal morbidity by hypertensive disease specific of the pregnancy: a descriptive study of a quantitative approach
Author(s) -
Amanda Fernandes do Nascimento da Cruz,
Bianca Dargam Gomes Vieira,
Valdecyr Herdy Alves,
Diego Pereira Rodrigues,
Ana Beatriz Azevedo Queiroz,
Keitt Martins Santos
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
revista de pesquisa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-5361
pISSN - 1809-6107
DOI - 10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4290-4299
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertensive disease , gynecology , disease , pregnancy , blood pressure , genetics , biology
Objective: identifying the profile of women with Specific Hypertensive Disease of Pregnancy treated at the University Hospital Antonio Pedro (HUAP). Method: a descriptive, retrospective study of a quantitative approach held at HUAP. Results: in 2011, 8% of hospitalizations in maternity HUAP were due to preeclampsia. The average age of patients was of 29 years old. Regarding the race/color, the main were mulatto, 57%. Regarding the parity, 30% were primiparous. The predominant medical diagnoses were Hypertension Not Classified 30% and Pre-eclampsia by 28%. Conclusion: specific hypertension in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal mortality, and knowledge about the profile of the population allows midwifery can play a key role in helping reduce maternal mortality