SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND OBSTETRIC PROFILE OF PUERPERAE ASSISTED IN A PHILANTHROPIC MATERNITY UNIT

Authors

  • Franciéle Marabotti Costa Leite
  • Tatiane Kely Oliveira Barbosa
  • Jéssika Santiago Mota
  • Luciana de Cássia Nunes Nascimento
  • Maria Helena Costa Amorim
  • Cândida Caniçali Primo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i2.32584

Keywords:

Post-partum period, Pre-natal care, Women’s health, Nursing.

Abstract

The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative study was to investigate the socio-economic and obstetric profile of puerperae assisted in a maternity unit in the North of Espírito Santo. Approximately 54% of the women were in the age range 20 to 29 years old, 83.6% were married or lived with a partner, 49.5% stated that they were of mixed race, 32.8% had finished junior high school, 49.8% had an income of not more than one minimum salary, 61.6% belong to social class C and 89.2% were attended by the Unified Health System (SUS). It was ascertained that 72.4% had had one to two pregnancies, 53.9% with an interpartal interval of 2 to 5 years, 62.2% with Caesarean section, approximately 60% had had seven or more pre-natal consultations and 87% denied having a history of miscarriage. It is concluded that the profile of puerperae is similar to that found in other studies and the need is evidenced for the service to be attent to the non-undertaking of pre-natal consultations among young puerperae and the high prevalence of Caesarean births.

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Published

2013-06-29

How to Cite

Leite, F. M. C., Barbosa, T. K. O., Mota, J. S., Nascimento, L. de C. N., Amorim, M. H. C., & Primo, C. C. (2013). SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND OBSTETRIC PROFILE OF PUERPERAE ASSISTED IN A PHILANTHROPIC MATERNITY UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i2.32584

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2013)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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