The occurrence of pre-eclampsia in women pregnant for the first time attending prenatal care consultation at a university hospital

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of pregnant for the first time attended at prenatal; identify the incidence of preeclampsia in pregnant for the first time attended consultations in prenatal care. Method: A descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, held at a University Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The charts of women pregnant for the first time attended from 2008 to 2009 were analyzed with descriptive statistics support. Results: There were 264 (56,3%) admissions of pregnants for the first time. Were part of the sample set 105 records. In this group, 43 (40,9%) women showed in the edema, 2 (1,9%) had proteinuria, 29 (27,6%) had no abnormalities of blood pressure measurements. Conclusion: In the analyzed sample there was no record of preeclampsia, however 41 (38,9%) women showed changes compatible with BP Disease Specific Hypertension in Pregnancy (HDP). Nurses have an important role in the multidisciplinary team, for early detection of complications during pregnancy contributes to reducing the incidence of maternal mortality and morbidity.