Conocimiento del tamizaje metabólico neonatal en primigestas que acuden a un Hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Neonatal Metabolic Screening has an origin from genetics, since it is a set of hereditary diseases that involve alterations in metabolism in the first days of life to prevent psychomotor sequelae or death. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of primiparous women about neonatal metabolic screening at the Hospital General del Norte IESS Los Ceibos in the city of Guayaquil. Design: quantitative, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional. Population: 81 primiparous women between 18 and 35 years of age from the Gynecology area. Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Questionnaire of questions. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics: age 25 to 30 years (57%); single (37%); from urban areas (80%); mestizo ethnic group (95%); secondary academic level (59%); average economic level (89%); female workers (88%); gestational age from 21 to 33 (47%); dystocic delivery (77%); Knowledge: neonatal metabolic screening allows detecting congenital diseases (98%); neonate benefit (98%); rate the information received as excellent (79%); knows that the nursing staff develops this test (98%); it is done the first week (100%); the sample is obtained from the heel of the foot (100%); no order needed (81%); and it is performed on all newborns (81%). Conclusion: The first-time mothers in the Gynecology area of the Hospital General del Norte IESS Los Ceibos have knowledge of neonatal metabolic screening, through the information provided by the nursing staff; but this type of workshop should continue to be developed to train primigravidas from pregnancy on the importance of timely diagnosis in the newborn.