Insegurança alimentar em gestantes da rede pública de saúde de uma capital do nordeste brasileiroEating insecurity among pregnant women in the public health system in a state capital in the northeast of Brazil
BackgroundPreeclampsia has been associated with several risk factors and events.
However, it still deserves further investigation, considering the
multitude of related factors that affect different populations.ObjectiveTo evaluate the maternal factors and adverse perinatal outcomes in a
cohort of pregnant women with preeclampsia receiving care in the
public health network of the city of Maceió.MethodsProspective cohort study carried out in 2014 in the public health
network of the city with a sample of pregnant women calculated based
on a prevalence of preeclampsia of 17%, confidence level of 90%, power
of 80%, and ratio of 1:1. We applied a questionnaire to collect
socioeconomic, personal, and anthropometric data, and retrieved
perinatal variables from medical records and certificates of live
birth. The analysis was performed with Poisson regression and
chi-square test considering p values < 0.05 as significant.ResultsWe evaluated 90 pregnant women with preeclampsia (PWP) and 90 pregnant
women without preeclampsia (PWoP). A previous history of preeclampsia
(prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.57, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.47 -
1.67, p = 0.000) and black skin color (PR = 1.15, 95% CI 1.00 - 1.33,
p = 0.040) were associated with the occurrence of preeclampsia. Among
the newborns of PWP and PWoP, respectively, 12.5% and 13.1% (p =
0.907) were small for gestational age and 25.0% and 23.2% (p = 0.994)
were large for gestational age. There was a predominance of cesarean
delivery.ConclusionPersonal history of preeclampsia and black skin color were associated
with the occurrence of preeclampsia. There was a high frequency of
birth weight deviations and cesarean deliveries.
Consumption of antioxidant nutrients by pregnant women with preeclampsia is inadequate, with considerable daily variations in intake, which points to a need for nutrition education strategies aimed at improving intakes, because diet is without doubt a key factor in the modulation of oxidative stress caused by preeclampsia.
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