Estado nutricional de gestantes atendidas pela estratégia de Saúde da Família de Itaqui/RS

Abstract

Investigate the prepregnancy nutritional status, maternal weight gain and nutritional status of pregnant women adults served by the family health strategy of Itaqui/RS. Methods: It was a population-based, cross-sectional study with a sample composed of adult women (age ≥ 20 years), with simple pregnancy, in the third trimester. Demographic information and pregnancy outcome were collected through interview with questionnaire with open and closed issues 16. Measurements of body height and weight were obtained for evaluation and classification of nutritional status of participants in pre-gestational periods and classification of nutritional status of participants in prepregnancy and gestational periods. Results: Of 30 pregnant women who participated in the poll, 63.3% (n = 19) showed deviations in nutritional status in prepregnancy period, being that in the third trimester the percentage of gestational inadequacy regarding nutritional status increased to 80% (n = 24). As regards the assessment of the weight gain of pregnancy gestational period according gestational week, it was found that 83.3% (n = 25) of pregnant women showed unsuitability for recommended weight gain. Conclusions: The study observed a significant percentage of pregnant women in nutritional status deviation in pre-gestational periods, as well as a relevant frequency of inadequacies in gestational weight gain in this study, which stresses the importance of monitoring the nutritional status in the prenatal period with the purpose of contributing to improvements in maternal and child health conditions.