Development of the nutritional condition of pregnant women assisted by the basic health network, Santo André, Brazil

Authors

  • Elizabeth Fujimori Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería; Departamento de Enfermería en Salud Colectiva
  • Luz Marina Núñez de Cassana Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca; Faculdad de Ciencias de la Salud
  • Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca; Faculdad de Salud Pública; Departamento de Nutrición
  • Ida Maria Vianna de Oliveira Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería; Departamento de Enfermería en Salud Colectiva
  • Elvira Maria Guerra-Shinohara Secretaria de Salud del Estado de São Paulo; Instituto de Adolfo Lutz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300010

Keywords:

pregnancy, nutritional conditions

Abstract

Nutritional conditions in the pre-gestacional period and during pregnancy were evaluated in 372 pregnant women based on the body mass index and Rosso's Graph. Approximately half (51%) the pregnant women presented normal pre-gestacional weight; however, 17.7% were underweight and 31.3% overweight. In the third trimester, 18.8% were underweight and 28.2% overweight. The weight at birth increased as nutritional conditions during pregnancy improved. These results show the importance of appropriate anthropometric control in order to prevent a bad neonatal prognosis and reaffirms the importance of such activity during the whole routine of pre-natal control.

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Published

2001-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Development of the nutritional condition of pregnant women assisted by the basic health network, Santo André, Brazil. (2001). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(3), 64-68. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300010