Gestational history and prenatal care characteristics of adolescent and adult mothers in a maternity hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 617 - 625
• Main Authors: Santos, Luciana Angélica Vieira, Lara, Maristela Oliveira, Lima, Renata Caroline Ribeiro, Rocha, André Freire, Rocha, Euza Mara, Glória, José Cristiano Ramos, Ribeiro, Gabriela de Cássia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Brazil 01-02-2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Brazil - epidemiology; Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery, Obstetric - methods; Female; Gestational Age; Hospitals, Maternity; Humans; Maternal Age; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Adolescence; Premature Birth - epidemiology; Prenatal Care - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1678-4561
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232018232.10962016

The scope of this research was to analyze the gestational history and prenatal care characteristics of adolescent and adult mothers in a maternity hospital located in a city in Minas Gerais, which is a hospital of reference in the macro-region of health of Jequitinhonha. It involved a descriptive cross-sectional study. A total of 327 mothers were interviewed between May 2013 and March 2014 using a semi-structured questionnaire. With a sample of 255, the number of adult women was predominant. With respect to prenatal care, 324 pregnant women had medical appointments. In terms of the location for prenatal care, 79.2% of adolescents were attended in the public health service, while that percentage was 60.4% among adult women. Regarding the type of birth, 54.7% of mothers had normal delivery and 45% had cesarean section. Among adolescents, there was a higher percentage of normal delivery compared to adult women and this data had a statistically significant relationship with the age of the pregnant women. With respect to gestational age at birth, 85.9% had full-term deliveries, 13.5% had preterm delivery and 0.6% had post-term delivery. It was revealed that adolescent mothers were at a disadvantage compared to the other mothers in terms of both socioeconomic characteristics and prenatal care received.