Mental disorders in the pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, in the region of the Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present study have found out the number of patients assisted at the sector of Psychiatric Urgencies (SUP) and at the Midwifery Clinic of the University Hospital at Ribeirão Preto (HC), with the diagnosis 648.4 (Mental Disorders in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium), according to CID-9, from 1988 to 1993. Authors searched for reports containing informations on the care provided in these services. The sample was formed by women from 15 to 29 old years, whose disorders include psychotic disorders, depressive cases with or without attempts of suicide and nonspecified mental disorders. Some of this disorders showed in comorbity with others diagnostics. Resulting showed the need of nurses paying more attention to manifestations of these disorders and search for means to enable the identifications in the care provided at emergencies.