Comprehensive care to vulnerable pregnant women in a provincial Maternity Waiting Home in Pinar del Río
Keywords:
PREGNANT WOMEN, RISK GROUPS, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE, POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS, GROUP HOMES, RISK MANAGEMENT.Abstract
Introduction: pregnant women share a common experience of great value which are both symbolic and social, having characteristics that make them unique, and must be taken into account by the social policies as well, in particular, healthcare policies with an intersectoral scope.
Objective: to characterize the comprehensive care given to pregnant women admitted to Justo Legon Padilla Maternity Waiting Home (MWH) in Pinar del Río.
Methods: a descriptive observational study was conducted with pregnant women admitted to Justo Legon Padilla MWH in Pinar del Río during 2018. The target group studied comprised pregnant women admitted (U=2,536), the sample was taken by authority and convenience criteria, that included those living in Pinar del Rio municipality (n=2,128).
Results: 90,5 % of pregnant women were between 20 and 34 years old, with a predominance of those with pre-university educational level (52,7 %) and those who were married (50 %). Primigravid women (50,1 %) and those who were working (49,7 %) were more significantly represented. According to the nutritional assessment, normal weight (50,1 %) prevailed and smoking habit was the most frequent (8,9 %). The main reasons for admission were: risk of prematurity (25,9 %), adolescent pregnancy 9,3 % and anemia 5,4 %.
Conclusions: pregnant women admitted to the provincial maternity waiting home in Pinar del Río were characterized by having pre-university educational level, most of them were married and workers. Normal weight and smoking habit prevailed. The risk of prematurity, adolescent pregnancy and anemia were the main reasons for admission.
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