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  • Title: [Nutritional evaluation of women admitted for pregnancy complications].
    Author: Torres Magret E, Sánchez Batista R, Deulofeu Betancourt I.
    Journal: Rev Cubana Enferm; 1997; 13(1):10-4. PubMed ID: 9479170.
    Abstract:
    A descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study of 558 pregnant women was conducted. 998 gravidae admitted at the Eastern Hospital in Santiago de Cuba during the first trimester of 1995 were taken as a sample. The nursing work was analyzed, as well as the correct advising given to the pregnant patients and to those who had already delivered in order to evaluate their nutritional status. The following characteristics of the sample were considered: age, educational level, parity, weight gain during pregnancy and at the end of it, and gestational age at delivery. Most of the pregnant women were between 18 and 35 years and had attained a senior high school level. There was a predominance of parity 0-2. It was proved that the nutritional status is related to weight and size. Maternal weight gain during pregnancy was positive. A prospective study was conducted in early 1995 to evaluate the nutritional status of pregnant women admitted to the gestational pathology service of the Eastern Hospital in Santiago, Cuba. 98 of the 558 women admitted were randomly selected for study. 86 were of normal weight, 8 were underweight, and 4 were overweight. 50% of the underweight women and 6% of those of normal weight had 3 or more children. At the end of the pregnancy, 6 of the 8 underweight women and 3 of the 4 overweight women had corrected their weight. 75% of underweight women and 25% of overweight women gained 12 kg or more during the pregnancy. There were no premature deliveries in the series. The adequate weight gain of most of the women demonstrates the importance of the work of nurses in providing nutrition education.
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