Características das mães adolescentes e de seus filhos prematuros no município de Iturama/MG

Abstract

Pregnancy in adolescence is of concern due to the delicate consequences for the development of both mother and child. This situation may be exacerbated in the event of a premature birth to teen. This study aimed to analyze aspects and characteristics of teenage mothers who had preterm in Iturama / MG. Were analyzed: percentage of teens who had their premature births, gestational age at delivery, education level, marital status, age of teen, delivery type and number of prenatal consultations. These aspects were obtained through secondary data provided by the Department of the SUS (DATASUS) in the period 2000-2011. The results show how vulnerable and exposed to the risk group of these teenage mothers accounted for 27.5% of the women who had preterm deliveries in the period. Among these teenage mothers: 17.3% were between 22 and 31 weeks' gestational age at delivery, 44.0% had completed less than eight years of study, 81.3% reported they were single, 9.3% comprised of 10-14 years, 45.3% underwent cesarean deliveries, and 68.0% had between 1 and 6 prenatal consultations. It is well demarcated the importance of the health system, especially in primary health care / family health strategy for possible interventions: monitoring indicators and characteristics of adolescent pregnancy even with decrease in the rate of teenage pregnancy in the county; actions education about sexuality and contraception aimed at teenage audiences ally availability of contraceptives to young people, and an assist in pregnancy and childbirth watch these teens facing this "double prematurity" (mother and newborn).