A importância da assistência de enfermagem ás gestantes portadoras de diabettes mellitus

Abstract

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a disease, defined as carbohydrate intolerance resulting in hyperglycemia, which may vary in severity, with onset or diagnosis during pregnancy. In Brazil, an estimated prevalence of 2.4% to 7.2% depending on the criteria used for diagnosis. Therefore, the objective of this study is to check how is the nursing care for pregnant women with diabetes mellitus - Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). The method used was a literature review, through narrative inquiry, which allows to summarize the research already completed, and draw conclusions from a topic of interest. As a result it was found that the pregnant patient with GDM should have monitoringperformed by the obstetrician and the nurse, but by that assistance should be provided in a more rigorous because it is considered a high-risk pregnancy. Thus, it is believed that the pregnancy for some patients can cause complications to your health and the fetus, requiring an effective nursing intervention for pregnant women to return to their social environment in good physical and psychological conditions. It was found that prevention through prenatal care, the DMG is the best pathto be followed by a pregnant woman, it favors the public health sector, related expense / benefit and the very health of the woman and fetus, as it reduces the mortality rate and risk of sequelae in infants.