Estado nutricional pré e pós-gestacional de mães e neonatos em internação pós-parto prolongada

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the nutritional status of mothers and newborns hospitalized at the Hospital Universitário Ana Bezerra for more than 48 hours postpartum. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study previously submitted and approved (CAAE 50118515.8.0000.5568) to the Ethics and Research Committee (CEP) of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi / Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, conducted with (N = 100) who had complications or complications at birth, requiring hospitalization for more than 48 hours postpartum, admitted to the Neonatal Unit during the data collection period. To evaluate the association between the categorical variables, the Chi-Square test was used. Correlations between numerical variables were calculated from the Spearman correlation coefficient. The level of statistical significance considered will be 5% (p <0.05). Results: The majority of the mothers were young, non-smokers, non-alcoholics, in a stable union, with average schooling, had a monthly income lower than a minimum wage and lived in their own home with a septic tank and water from the Public supply network. In addition, they were in eutrophy both before and at the end of gestation. Among the neonates, the majority had a full term birth, were female, with birth weight and length suitable for gestational age. Conclusions: In the present study, there was no statistically significant association between pre-gestational BMI, final and weight gain with the nutritional status of the concept. However, there was a statistically significant correlation between pre-gestational BMI and birth weight.