Prevalencia de mujeres preclampticas y su relación a su estado nutricional en el Hospital Martín Icaza del cantón de Babahoyo año 2016 – 2017.

Abstract

It was determined the relation between nutritional status and preeclampsia among pregnant women assisted in Martin Icaza Hospital, during the period June 2016 and June 2017 in Babahoyo city, in order to describe that preeclampsia has become a serious health problem worldwide. It is reported that the principal cause of morbidity and mortality during the pregnancy, identifying the nutritional status of the pregnant women with preeclampsia. It was employed a descriptive, correlational and retrospective study to develop this project. After the necessary studies were conducted, the result was a predominance of white patients with an average age of 36.58 years, with a rising tendency of the pregnant women age. There was a high percentage of comorbidities, maternal and fetal complications. High blood pressure was the most frequent comorbidity found, whereas the fetal suffering and the presence of edema and albuminuria were the maternal and fetal complications that dominated. Only the 43,331% of the patients had a normal weight. There was a positive correlation between preeclampsia and nutritional disorders. Overweight and obesity had a negative impact on the emergence of comorbidity and maternal and fetal complications. It is recommended to implement and consolidate the functioning of family planning consultations at the provincial and national levels for further studies.