Complicaciones materno-perinatales y su relación con la violencia de género en embarazas de riesgo obstétrico atendidas en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil IESS los Ceibos en el periodo de mayo 2021 a marzo de 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Violence directed towards pregnant women can manifest itself in various ways, such as physical, emotional or sexual abuse. And it can become a health problem in those women with high obstetric risk because most of them remain silent, ignoring the possible health problems that they can generate not only in their quality of life but also in the course of their pregnancy. Materials and methods: This research work is a non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study at the Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos, Gynecology and Obstetrics area. A sample size of 216 pregnant women with high obstetric risk were surveyed to determine the relationship between perinatal complications and the presence of psychoemotional disturbance in pregnant women. The respondents used were the SRQ-20 (Self Reporting Questionnaire) and “Are you being abused?”. Results: The average age of the women was 31 years, in which most of them live with their partner. From the survey “Are you being abused?” It stands out that 51% of women have experienced at least 1 type of physical violence. And the SRQ-20 shows that approximately 50% of them have experienced sleep disorders, anxiety or depression. In conclusion, there is a high prevalence of physical and emotional abuse and, in turn, a high relationship between the violence directed towards them and the psychoemotional disturbance that they experience.