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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between serum ferritin (SF) and maternal hemoglobin (Hb) levels with those of newborns in a public hospital in Lima, Peru. Methods: We included consecutive pregnant women at term without complications and newborns of normal deliveries. We excluded patients with chronic diseases, infectious diseases, hemoglobinopathies and premature newborns or of low weight. FS was measured by chemiluminescence and Hb by impedance in venous sample from pregnant women and from the umbilical cord from the newborns. Maternal anemia was defined as Hb<11g/dl, iron deficiency (ID) if SF was <30 mg/ml. Descriptive statistics were performed using either Pearson o Spearman coefficients, t-test student, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests; a p value<0,05 was considered significant. Results: 74 pregnant women and their newborns were recruited; mean age was 26 years (IQR:22-31); mean gestational age was 39,06±1,0 week. Maternal anemia was found in 36,4% (mild to moderate in 96,3%), Hb ≥9g/dl in 94,6% and ID in 67,6%. None of the newborns had anemia or ID. The overall correlation between FS and Hb of the mother and the newborn was non-significant. With maternal SF <30 ng/ml, the correlation was r=0,339 (p=0,01). No significant difference was found between the anthropometric characteristics of the newborn of anemic versus non-anemic mothers. Conclusions: No significative correlation was found for maternal SF or Hb and respective values for newborns. However, a correlation was found when SF was <30 ng/ml. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objetivo: Determinar si el inicio de TAR preconcepción es factor de riesgo de resultados adversos neonatales comparado con el inicio de TAR durante la gestación en el tratamiento de VIH en mayores de 18 años en Hospital belén de Trujillo (HBT). Material y métodos: Estudio analítico, retrospectivo y observacional. El tamaño muestral estuvo conformado por 168 gestantes con diagnóstico de VIH en tratamiento antirretroviral, divididos en dos grupos: 84 gestantes que inician TARGA preconcepción y 84 gestantes que inician TARGA después de la gestación. El análisis se realizó con el paquete estadístico IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0, además de la prueba Chi-cuadrado y el cálculo del riesgo relativo utilizando intervalos de confianza del 95 y significancia del 5%. Resultados: Los resultados evidenciaron que el estado civil (p=0.02) y el tipo de TAR (p=0.009) se asociaron de manera significativa al Inicio de terapia antirretroviral (TAR). La frecuencia de resultados adversos neonatales dadas por el inicio de la TAR antes y después de la gestación en el tratamiento de VIH fue del 48.8% y 21.4% respectivamente. Los resultados neonatales adversos como el peso bajo al nacer (p=0.015) y recién nacido pequeño según la edad gestacional (p=0.035) se asociaron de manera significativa al Inicio de terapia antirretroviral antes de la gestación. Conclusión: El inicio de TAR antes de la gestación es un factor de riesgo de resultados adversos neonatales comparado con el inicio de TARV durante la gestación.

Background: Prenatal nursing appointments underwent changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely in the restriction of companions. For this reason, it is important to assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nursing care during this period. Objective: To assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nurse midwife-led prenatal appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A qualitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 196 pregnant women. The Portuguese version of the General Practice Nurse Satisfaction Scale (Escala de Satisfação dos Pacientes com a Assistência de Enfermagem) was administered to the sample. The tool consists of the following dimensions: interpersonal relationship and communication, confidence, credibility, and dedication. Results: Pregnant women are, on average, more satisfied in the interpersonal relationship and communication dimension and less satisfied in the dedication dimension. Conclusion: Pregnant women are satisfied with nursing care and acknowledge its importance. This finding reinforces the importance of nurse midwife-led consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Prenatal nursing appointments underwent changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely in the restriction of companions. For this reason, it is important to assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nursing care during this period. Objective: To assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nurse midwife-led prenatal appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A qualitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 196 pregnant women. The Portuguese version of the General Practice Nurse Satisfaction Scale (Escala de Satisfação dos Pacientes com a Assistência de Enfermagem) was administered to the sample. The tool consists of the following dimensions: interpersonal relationship and communication, confidence, credibility, and dedication. Results: Pregnant women are, on average, more satisfied in the interpersonal relationship and communication dimension and less satisfied in the dedication dimension. Conclusion: Pregnant women are satisfied with nursing care and acknowledge its importance. This finding reinforces the importance of nurse midwife-led consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The lack of discussions on nursing care for pregnant women with sickle cell disease in Brazil and the urgent need for intervention and improvements in the nursing care provided to these women sparked this study. In addition, validity is an essential attribute for instruments used in research and/or clinical practice. Objective: To develop and validate an instrument covering the care of pregnant women with sickle cell disease. Materials and methods: This is a methodological, content validation study conducted with specialist judges. The instrument was structured with 19 nursing diagnoses that addressed the biological, psychological, and social dimensions, as well as 126 nursing interventions. The Delphi technique was used with the participation of 18 judges. The results were analyzed using the content validity index and a level of agreement above 0.80. Results: Of the 145 items analyzed, 22 (15.17 %) scored a content validity index < 0.80, and the adjustments suggested by the judges were implemented. The instrument's general content validity index was calculated at 0.87. The instrument reached acceptable content validity parameters, according to the criteria used. Conclusions: The instrument's potential stands out, and it can be improved through its use as a resource for guiding nursing practices directed to pregnant women with sickle cell disease, both in primary health care and in hospital networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to identify the basic human needs of hospitalized high-risk pregnant women based on Wanda Horta's Theory. Method: care research carried out with sixteen high-risk pregnant women hospitalized in a reference maternity hospital in Ceará between September and November 2019. Information was collected through a field diary and a form to characterize the pregnant women and records of basic human needs. The results were analyzed by simple descriptive statistics and a comprehensive approach in the light of the framework of Wanda Horta. Results: the pregnant women presented psychobiological, psychosocial and psychospiritual needs, being prevalent: absence of leisure activities, emotional insecurity, poor knowledge, impaired sleep and rest, and restricted physical activities by indication of rest. Final considerations: it is believed that the nurses' critical reasoning and clinical judgment were focused on the individuality of pregnant women, identifying needs at the three levels proposed by the theory, pointing out ways to qualify nursing care for high-risk pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The guide for prenatal care is the regulatory mark of obstetrics norms for the control and care of pregnant women, with emphasis on those who have the RhD negative blood group. Alloimmunization by anti-D is the most frequent and serious cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn. For an early diagnosis of the pregnant woman with said blood group, it is necessary to determine the red blood cell antibodies involved. This communication highlights the role of the immunohematology laboratory in the follow-up of pregnant woman with RhD negative blood type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Infection due to SARS-CoV-2 virus has become a pandemic that has caused great number of complications and is usually fatal for pregnant and newlydelivered women. Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pregnant and newly-delivered women with Covid-19 admitted to intensive care units. Methods: An observational descriptive, cross-sectional study of 56 pregnant and newlydelivered women with confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 was carried out; they were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Teaching Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba during 2021. The analyzed variables were age, past health history, cause of admission, state when discharged from the institution and the main cause of death. For this purpose, the frequencies, percentages and case fatality rate were calculated. Results: There was a prevalence of pregnant women in all the age groups (58.9%) relative to the newly-delivered women (41.1%), mainly in the 31- 35 age group (30.3%). Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity with 71.4 and 28.6%, for pregnant and newly-delivered women, respectively; as long as, 66.6% of the first ones and 33.3% of the second ones were admitted due to pneumonia. All the pregnant women were discharged alive and 7 newly-delivered women died. Case fatality rate was 12.5 and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome appeared in 57.2% of those affected. Conclusions: Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity, viral pneumonia was the main admission diagnosis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, the first direct cause of death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Trypanosoma cruzi es el agente causal de la enfermedad de Chagas. En Paraguay se estima que existen 165.000 personas infectadas y actualmente la principal vía de transmisión es la congénita, con una prevalencia del 5% y con alrededor de 400 niños infectados nacidos por año. El departamento de Cordillera es área endémica de la Región Oriental del país, donde se implementó el Programa de Control Prenatal de Chagas en el año 1995. El objetivo de este estudio fue inferir sobre la potencial transmisión congénita de la enfermedad de Chagas en jóvenes embarazadas de segunda generación de Cordillera que asistieron a su control prenatal en el período 2010-2012, 15 años después de la implementación del Programa de Control Prenatal. De 9.588 embarazadas; 482 fueron seropositivas (5%); 2,74% en el grupo de 12 a 19 años, 4,93% de 20 a 30 años, 8,03% de 31 a 40 años y 16,11% de 41 a 48 años. Para estimar el origen de la transmisión congénita de segunda generación se tuvo en cuenta a las 72 seropositivas de 12 a 19 años y según la base de datos de las respectivas madres 61 eran seropositivas. Con esta información se estima que la transmisión a embarazadas de segunda generación de 12 a 19 años fue congénita en un 85% indicando una transmisión congénita muy significativa en la población de estudio. Esta información ayudaría al Programa Nacional de Chagas en el fortalecimiento del control de la transmisión congénita de la enfermedad de Chagas en el país.

The guide for prenatal care is the regulatory mark of obstetrics norms for the control and care of pregnant women, with emphasis on those who have the RhD negative blood group. Alloimmunization by anti-D is the most frequent and serious cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn. For an early diagnosis of the pregnant woman with said blood group, it is necessary to determine the red blood cell antibodies involved. This communication highlights the role of the immunohematology laboratory in the follow-up of pregnant woman with RhD negative blood type.

Introduction: Infection due to SARS-CoV-2 virus has become a pandemic that has caused great number of complications and is usually fatal for pregnant and newly-delivered women. Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pregnant and newly-delivered women with Covid-19 admitted to intensive care units. Methods: An observational descriptive, cross-sectional study of 56 pregnant and newly-delivered women with confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 was carried out; they were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Teaching Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba during 2021. The analyzed variables were age, past health history, cause of admission, state when discharged from the institution and the main cause of death. For this purpose, the frequencies, percentages and case fatality rate were calculated. Results: There was a prevalence of pregnant women in all the age groups (58.9%) relative to the newly-delivered women (41.1%), mainly in the 31- 35 age group (30.3%). Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity with 71.4 and 28.6%, for pregnant and newly-delivered women, respectively; as long as, 66.6% of the first ones and 33.3% of the second ones were admitted due to pneumonia. All the pregnant women were discharged alive and 7 newly-delivered women died. Case fatality rate was 12.5 and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome appeared in 57.2% of those affected. Conclusions: Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity, viral pneumonia was the main admission diagnosis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, the first direct cause of death.

Introducción: se requiere conocer las necesidades de educación para las gestantes en escenarios de post-pandemia por Covid-19. Objetivo: conocer las necesidades de educación para gestantes/maternas y los medios preferidos para recibirla. Método: estudio descriptivo mediante encuestas virtuales con muestreo intencional y convocatoria en bola de nieve, a gestantes/maternas cuyos partos ocurrieron en pandemia. Personal de atención prenatal y parto también fue entrevistado. Se averiguaron necesidades de educación, contenidos y formas preferidas para recibirla. Resultados: participaron 144 mujeres, 34 (23,6%) gestantes, 110 (76,4%) maternas, con edades entre 17-43 años. Manifestaron necesitar educación sobre cuidados del preparto/parto: 113 (78,5%), lactancia materna: 109 (75,7%), cuidados del bebé: 108 (75%), maternidad y Covid-19: 90 (62,5%), prevención de trasmisión al bebé: 85 (59%) y salud mental: 79 (54,9%). Preferirían videos 114(79,2%), por WhatsApp: 106 (73,6%) y correo electrónico: 82 (56,9%). Conclusiones: las maternas necesitan educación sobre cuidados de la gestación, pero también sobre prevención del Covid-19. Sugieren videos a través de redes sociales.

Fundamento: entre los principales problemas que pueden afectar la salud de las mujeres embarazadas están los daños de la cavidad bucal. Objetivo: determinar el nivel de información que tienen las gestantes acerca de las enfermedades bucodentales durante el embarazo. Método: se realizó un estudio observacional, de corte transversal en el período comprendido desde el primero de abril al 30 de junio de 2022 en el Cantón Santo Domingo, provincia Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. La población estuvo conformada por 20 gestantes. Las variables estudiadas fueron: información recibida sobre la importancia de la higiene bucal en el embarazo, frecuencia de visitas al odontólogo, actividades educativas recibidas sobre higiene bucal, información sobre las afectaciones que producen las enfermedades bucodentales en el bebé durante el embarazo y reconocimiento de las actividades de prevención de salud bucal durante el embarazo. Los resultados se presentaron en gráficos mediante frecuencias absolutas (números) y relativas (porcentajes). Resultados: más del 90 % de las embarazadas manifestó haber recibido información sobre la importancia de la higiene bucal en el embarazo, el 55 % señaló que asistieron solo una vez al odontólogo durante todo el período de gestación, el 50 % manifestó no haber recibido nunca actividades educativas sobre higiene bucal, el 55 % de las participantes expresó no tener información sobre las afectaciones que producen las enfermedades bucodentales durante el embarazo y más de la mitad reconoció que se deben realizar actividades de prevención de salud bucal. Conclusiones: la mala higiene bucal es uno de los riesgos que deben enfrentar las embarazadas. Propiciarle un adecuado nivel de información sobre la prevención de la salud bucal es vital y necesario para su salud y la del bebé.

Objectives. To determine the association between the degree of severity of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in a level III hospital in Peru. Materials and Methods. Cross-sectional, analytical and observational study in women older than 18 years diagnosed with COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, between the years 2020 and 2022. Clinical and obstetric variables were collected. The chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used for the descriptive analysis. For the multivariate analysis, we calculated the prevalence ratio by using Poisson regression in crude and adjusted models. All statistical tests were performed considering a value of p<0.05 as signi- ficant and with a confidence level of 95%. Results. We analyzed data from 163 pregnant women with COVID-19, of which 9.2% had PPROM; all were symptomatic cases. Mild COVID-19 cases were 1.10 times more likely to have PPROM (RPa=1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.18) and moderate/severe cases were 1.64 times more likely (RPa=1.64; 95%CI: 1.43-1.87), compared to asymptomatic cases. Conclusions. We identified that a higher degree of severity of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was associated with a higher probability of having PPROM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most prevalent in pregnant women. There are associated risk factors that predispose the acquisition of a UTI in pregnancy, which can cause serious complications for mother and child. Objective: To determine the prevalence of UTI and associated risk factors in pregnant women at the Hospital Básico de Sangolquí. Material and methods: Observational, cross-sectional, analytical study conducted in 570 pregnant women from January 1 2021 to August 30 2022. The prevalence and risk factors associated with UTI were analyzed through 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) and odds ratio (OR) calculation. Results: The global prevalence of UTI in pregnant women was 37.7% (IC 95% 33.7-41.7). The most frequent etiology was Escherichia coli (65.4%), followed by Staphylococcus spp. (21.8%). The age of pregnant women ranged from 12 to 45 years, with an average of 27.55 ± 7 years, out of which those with a previous history of UTI were at greater risk of presenting UTI (OR 4.05; 95% CI 2.65-6.18), followed by diabetes mellitus (OR 2.25; 95% CI 2.48-3.44), and overweight (OR 1.48; 95% CI 1.05-2.10). Regarding gestational age, the third trimester was a protective factor for UTI (OR 0.65; 95% CI 0.46-0.92]). Conclusions: The prevalence of UTI for pregnant women was 37.7%. The most frequent etiology was Escherichia coli. A history of UTI prior to pregnancy was the main risk factor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducción: la gestación es una fase de la vida de la mujer con muchos cambios en su salud principalmente por alteraciones hormonales que son producto de su condición. Lo que puede desarrollar en ellas ciertas enfermedades en distintas zonas de su cuerpo, entre estos esta la cavidad oral. Objetivo: describir el conocimiento describir las enfermedades que afectan a las mujeres gestantes, el estado de conocimiento que poseen, conjuntamente con sus riesgos y maneras de prevención. Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal en el estado de Santo Domingo, perteneciente al país de Ecuador en el periodo del año 2022. El universo estuvo constituido por 20, para realizar la recogida de datos se aplicó una encuesta validada por el comité de ética, con 10 preguntas aplicadas a las mujeres embarazadas, mediante Google Forms y WhatsApp, a partir de la misma se realizó una recolección de datos con el fin de obtener diferentes resultados en relación a lo descrito durante todo el estudio. Resultado: el 50 % (10) cree que la causa más común de afecciones bucales es la poca atención odontológica, el 50% (10) de los encuestados, cree que muy posiblemente el bebé podría ser afectado por alguna enfermedad de la cavidad bucal presente en la madre. Conclusiones: Se concluye que la patologia cariosa destacada sobre otras enfermedades bucales, como la gingivitis, periodontits y flurosis dental en embarazadas y se puede destacar la existencia de conocimiento de las embarazadas en relación a la salud bucal

Objective: to apprehend the social representations of obstetrical nurses regarding the care of parturient women in the maternity ward. Method: qualitative study, based on the Theory of Social Representations, according to Moscovici’s principles, carried out with nine obstetric nurses working in a public maternity ward in the Northeast Region of Brazil, from March to July 2020. Data were obtained through interviews, and then were organized and processed in the IRAMUTEQ software. Results: nurses represent parturient care from a functional dimension, expressed through technical and scientific knowledge and their attributions in terms of promotion, protection and rehabilitation of the individual, as well as from the perspective of the lived reality, the difficulties related to the structure and the work processes permeating the daily lives of obstetric nurses. Final considerations: nurses represent the nursing care of parturient women from a technical perspective, adding, however, elements of a scientific, humanistic and unique type of care, such as welcoming, presence, listening, respect and empathy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: It is necessary to know the educational needs of pregnant women after the Covid-19 pandemic. Objectives: To know the educational needs of pregnant women and their preferred mans to receive that education. Method: Descriptive study through virtual survey with purposive sampling and snowball call towards pregnant women who had their deliveries during the pandemic, as well as healthcare workers dedicated to prenatal and delivery care. Educational needs, types of content and the preferred way to receive it were found out. Results: A total of 144 women participated, 34 (23.61%) pregnant and 110 (76.39%) mothers, between 17-34 years old. They stated that they needed education on prenatal/delivery care: 113 (78.47%), breastfeeding: 109 (75.69%), baby care: 108 (75.00%) maternity and Covid-19): 90 (62.50%), prevention of Covid-19 transmission to the baby, 85 (59.03%) and mental health: 79 (54.86%). They would prefer videos 114 (54.86%), by WhatsApp: 106 (73.61%) and email 82 (56.94%). Conclusions: Pregnant women, mothers need education on pregnancy care, but also on Covid-19 prevention. They suggest videos through social networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: among the main problems that can affect the health of pregnant women are damage to the oral cavity. Objective: to determine the level of information that pregnant women have about oral diseases during pregnancy. Method: an observational, cross-sectional study was carried out in the period from April 1 to June 30, 2022 in the Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province, Ecuador. The population consisted of 20 pregnant women. The variables studied were: information received on the importance of oral hygiene during pregnancy, frequency of visits to the dentist, educational activities received on oral hygiene, information on the affectations that oral diseases produce in the baby during pregnancy and recognition of the oral health prevention activities during pregnancy. The results were presented in graphs using absolute (numbers) and relative (percentages) frequencies. Results: more than 90 % of the pregnant women stated that they had received information on the importance of oral hygiene during pregnancy, 55 % indicated that they attended the dentist only once during the entire gestation period, 50 % stated that they had never received educational activities on oral hygiene, 55 % of the participants expressed not having information about the effects caused by oral diseases during pregnancy and more than half recognized that oral health prevention activities should be carried out. Conclusions: poor oral hygiene is one of the risks that pregnant women must face. Providing him with an adequate level of information on oral health prevention is vital and necessary for his health and that of the baby. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Drug use is one of the factors related to high-risk pregnancy. The health professional beliefs and attitudes regarding this issue constitute possible difficulties in the health care. The present study sought to verify the health professional attitudes towards pregnant women who use drugs. A literature review for studies published between 2000 and June 2022 was carried out in the SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and PsycInfo databases. In the end, 27 articles were analyzed, all of them written in English. Negative attitudes were identified in 33.3% of the articles, and positive attitudes in 44.5%; ambivalent attitudes were also found in 22.2% of the studies. Additionally, some studies pointed out barriers to interventions. The negative and moralizing attitudes denote an individualizing nature. Concerning the positive attitudes, they can play a fundamental role on professional performance and, consequently, on the maternal and fetal health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: in pregnant women, epilepsy is one of the most frequent neurological disorders, considered high risk due to the complications it produces. The probability of congenital malformations is higher in the descendant of these patients than in women who are not.Objective: to determine the risk factors associated with congenital malformations in children of epileptic pregnant women.Methods: a descriptive study of unpaired cases and controls was carried out, taken from the total number of epileptic pregnant women registered with fetuses or newborns in the period 2008-2018, in the Cienfuegos province. The sample was a group of cases: epileptic pregnant women with fetuses or newborns with congenital malformations (20); and a control group: taken from the total of epileptic pregnant women with healthy newborns (40). Information was required from the congenital malformations registry from the Archive department, of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima hospital.Results: age over 35 years represented a four times higher risk (OR=4.3) for the presence of congenital malformations in these epileptic pregnant women. The history of genetic termination of pregnancy was statistically significant (p= 0.006) and increased the risk of having a malformation 16 times. Cardiovascular malformations were the most frequent, followed by renal and nervous. According to their classification and presentation, the largest and isolated prevailed, respectively.Conclusion: the risk factors associated with congenital malformations in children of epileptic mothers were: maternal age over 35 years, history of previous pregnancy with malformation and genetic interruption of pregnancy.

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Objetivos. Determinar la asociación entre el grado de severidad de la infección por COVID-19 durante el embarazo y la rotura prematura de membranas pretérmino (RPMP) en un hospital nivel III de Perú. Materiales y Métodos. Estudio transversal, analítico y observacional en mujeres mayores de 18 años con diagnóstico de infección por COVID-19 en el embarazo durante el 2020-2022. Se recogieron variables clínicas y obstétricas. Para el análisis descriptivo se realizaron las pruebas de Chi Cuadrado y exacta de Fisher, y para el análisis multivariado, se calculó la razón de prevalencia mediante regresión de Poisson en modelos crudos y justados. Todas las pruebas estadísticas se realizaron considerando un valor de p

Introducción. Las barreras determinan la poca efectividad de los programas de promoción y mantenimiento de la salud bucodental en mujeres embarazadas. Objetivo: Interpretar las barreras percibidas para la adopción de comportamientos preventivos en salud bucal por gestantes en la ciudad de Montería, Colombia. Materiales y métodos: Estudio cualitativo, micro etnográfico que empleó la observación directa, diario de campo y entrevistas a profundidad con 19 gestantes de la comuna 4 de Montería, Colombia. Resultados: El miedo fue la principal barrera de las gestantes para solicitar atención odontológica. La naturalización de la presencia de caries y pérdidas dentales por el embarazo, la percepción del miedo del profesional para atenderlas, así como la precariedad en la atención odontológica fueron los detonantes para que las maternas consolidaran prácticas caseras como alternativas odontológicas para mitigar las afecciones bucodentales. Conclusión: Las barreras construidas por las gestantes pueden ser las causas para que los programas de promoción en salud bucal dirigidas a ellas no sean del todo eficaces, por ello el esfuerzo del equipo de salud de las maternas, ha de trabajar mancomunadamente en función de reconocerlas como sujetos activos y aprender juntos cómo minimizar las creencias y actitudes riesgosas para la salud.

Objective: to characterize the notifications of malaria in pregnant women in the municipality of Oiapoque. Method: documentary, descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study, conducted from secondary data of the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Malaria in Oiapoque-Amapá, Brazil, from 2013 to 2017. The following variables of autochthonous cases of malaria in pregnant women are addressed: year, month of occurrence, gestational age, Plasmodium infecting species and notification unit. Data were presented and analyzed using descriptive statistics and formulation of spatial distribution maps, generated by ArcGIS software. Results: notifications predominated in urban areas, especially in the Paraíso neighborhood (74%), with Plasmodium Vivax being the main agent (88%), and with a higher incidence between October and December (33%), in the third gestational quarter (35%). Conclusion: the profile of reports of malaria in pregnant women of this municipality resembles previous studies in this region, regarding the place of concentration and period of greater occurrence. However, the gradual introduction of the protozoan Plasmodium falciparum brings an alert to the mobilization of managers and professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]