Nutritional state, physical activity and prenatal controls as relevant factors in pregnancy problems
Abstract: Fostering a healthy lifestyle early in life, such as doing physical activity (PA), maintaining an adequate nutritional state (NS) and having medical check-ups, can provide multiple benefits for maternal and child’s health. The aim of this work was to analyze the type of PA,...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2021
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Fostering a healthy lifestyle early in life, such as doing physical activity (PA), maintaining an adequate nutritional state (NS) and having medical check-ups, can provide multiple benefits for maternal and child’s health.
The aim of this work was to analyze the type of PA, the attendance to health services, the NS, and its relationship with the occurrence of complications in pregnant women who attend public and private maternity hospitals in Córdoba city between 2020 and 2021.
An observational, correlational and transactional study was carried out in a non-probabilistic sample - a convenience one - of 83 women, who were in the second half of their term of pregnancy at public and private medical centres in Córdoba city. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire inquired about the performance of PA, the anthropometric measurements - weight and height - before and during the term of pregnancy, the attendance to prenatal controls and socio-demographic variables. Logistic regression models were adjusted to women’s age to assess the association between the occurrence of pathological issues during pregnancy, and the performance of PA before the term of pregnancy, the NS - Body Mass Index (BMI) - and the attendance to check-ups with other professionals different than the obstetrician.
The adhesion to adequate PA and NS levels was associated to a lower occurrence of problems during pregnancy (OR: 0.023; 95% CI: 0.005-0.855). On the other hand, a higher occurrence was observed due to the increase of the BMI before the term of pregnancy (OR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.088-1.837). Likewise, the attendance to check-ups with other professionals - including the nutritionist - was significantly associated to the presence of complications (OR: 3.85; 95% CI 1.001-33.065).
The importance of PA and an adequate NS to prevent problems in pregnancy is highlighted. The results also show that women attended - or were referred - to consultations with other professionals from the medical team once the complication was diagnosed. It is essential to promote interdisciplinary work among medical teams to contribute to the prevention of pathologies and to the promotion of maternal and child’s health.
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