Complicaciones materno fetales relacionadas al número de controles prenatales durante el embarazo

Abstract

Objective: to determine maternal-fetal complications related to the number of prenatal controls during pregnancy. Method: the research is a comprehensive review of articles published between December 2018 to December 2022, using the PICO strategy to integrate the research question. The research used information from journals published in Scopus y PubMed using the descriptors and Boolean operators AND and OR for a strategic and efficient search. Results: It was found that there is a strong relationship between the number of prenatal controls with maternal-fetal complications, these are: Uterine hypotonia 58.1%, neonatal depression 56%, small fetuses for gestational age 44%, obstetric hemorrhage 36%, prematurity 32%, respiratory distress syndrome 23% and sepsis 16.9%; the percentage of these complications rises when the number of controls is reduced, i.e. when the pregnant women have less than 4 prenatal controls. Conclusion: There is a relationship between the number of prenatal controls and the presentation of maternal-fetal complications. The more prenatal controls are performed, the lower the percentage of complications.