Factores de riesgo obstétricos asociados a la mortalidad materna en pacientes del centro de salud Cebadas Chimborazo, periodo agosto 2021 - enero 2022.

Abstract

The objective was to determine the obstetric risk factors associated with maternal mortality in patients at Cebadas Health Center, Chimborazo, Ecuador, from August 2021-January 2022. A mixed research methodology was used the balance qualitative and quantitative elements during the process. Variables of both types were analyzed and the analysis of the data collected in the medical records required statistical processing and discursive interpretation alike. Based on that, it was found that obstetric risk factors are associated with maternal mortality in the Cebadas Health Center, Chimborazo, since 46% of the medical records analyzed are underage pregnant women and that this 88% if they used psychoactive substances (alcohol and tobacco) in their gestation period. Thus, it is also indicated that 66% of pregnant women reside in the rural sector, and many of them have not been adequately cared for due to the lack of nearby care centers. Under these starting points, it was concluded by establishing an educational program on the prevention of obstetric risk factors associated with maternal mortality aimed at pregnant women at the Cebadas Chimborazo Health Center, August 2021 - January 2022, in order to improve sexual health and reproductive health, mainly focused on reducing maternal mortality in health centers.