Relación entre el Índice de masa corporal pregestacional y el peso del recién nacido en pacientes que fueron atendidas en el Hospital General del IESS Milagro en el periodo octubre 2017- marzo 2018.

Abstract

The objective of the present research was to establish the relationship between pre-pregnancy BMI and the weight of the newborn. It was a retrospective, observational study, carried out in the General Hospital of the miracle IESS, of October 2017 to March 2018. The study population was selected by convenience, obtaining a total sample of 60 patients, 10 pregnant women per month, that were chosen by the proposed criteria for inclusion and exclusion. We analyzed age of mother, pre-pregnancy BMI; sex, weight and gestational age of the newborn. The results were presented in descriptive statistics using Excel 2013 and the contrast of the hypothesis through the Chi-square test by Association that was done by the program Spss 23. It is concluded from the analysis and interpretation of findings that there are no statistically significant differences between these two variables, because the value of p is >0.05, whereas the hypothesis raised at the beginning of the study is null. However, observed relevant data such as the prevalence of women with obesity (47%) at the beginning of the pregnancy and newborn macrosomicos (17%), which represents an increased risk of complications in the short or long term both for the mother to her son.