Prevalencia de la ganancia excesiva de peso en mujeres embarazadas de 18 a 45 años de edad de Centro de Salud Carlos Elizalde enero 2017-diciembre 2018

Abstract

Background:The latest records coming from the Health and Nutrition Survey, Ecuador, register 37.9% and 27.6% of women of childbearing age having overweight and obesity respectively. There is no data on weight gain in pregnancy.Objective:To determine the prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who attended the Carlos Elizalde Health Center in the period of January 2017 -December 2018.Methodology: The research was done under a quantitative approach and it corresponds to the type of retrospective observational research with stratified random probability sampling; It was carried out using the medical records of the pregnant women treated in 2017 -2018 registered in the follow-up matrix for the Obstetric and Neonatal Care, at the Carlos Elizalde Health Center. The medical records were checked, using SPSS and using frequency and percentage charts, to evaluate the relationship with the characteristics of the population.Results:The mean age was 26 years. Of the pregnant women who developed an excessive weight gain: 40.7% lived in an urban area and 28.7% lived in a rural area, 30.3% received basic education, 37.5% are high school degree holders and 56.7% have a third level degree, 26% are from low income, 54.8% middle income and 60% high income, 22.3% started the pregnancy with normal weight, 51.7% with overweight and 52.9% with obesity.Conclusion:The prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who attend the Carlos Elizalde Health Center in the period January 2017 -December 2018 is 37.4%