Complicaciones obstétricas en gestantes con edad igual o mayor a 35 años, usuarias del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca, periodo 2018.

Abstract

Background: the decrease in maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality has become a main objective in the health system, however, it is known that pregnant women with ages close to the cessation of their fertility have a higher rate of maternal fetal complications, at just as the factors associated with their age lead to multiple adverse outcomes. Objectives: to determine obstetric complications in pregnant women aged 35 years or older, in the obstetrics area, users of Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, 2018 period. Methodology: observational, analytical, cross-sectional study, 540 medical records were reviewed, information on the study variables was collected using a form prepared by the author. For the analysis, SPSS version 15 program was used. For qualitative variables, frequencies and percentages were applied and for the quantitative mean and standard deviation, the Chi-square statistic and prevalence ratio were used to establish association with 95% CI. Results: the average age was 38.05 years, 44.8% were married, 55% with primary education, 56% ended their pregnancy vaginally; the general prevalence of complications was 38.5%, a relationship was found age ≥ 40 years (RR: 1.4 CI 1, -1.7, p 0.0014) AHT (RR: 1.9 CI 1, 3-2.9, p 0.04). Conclusions: the general prevalence of complications was 38.5%. An association was found between age ≥ 40 years and AHT to present an obstetric complication. Keywords: High risk pregnancy. Pregnancy complications. Maternal age