Prevalencia de preeclampsia en mujeres embarazadas que asisten al Hospital General Guasmo Sur en el año 2021.

Abstract

ntroduction: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder that can occur during pregnancy and postpartum, having repercussions on both the mother and the fetus. Globally it represents one of the main causes of illness, maternal and neonatal death. In the world, every 3 minutes a woman dies from preeclampsia, approximately 50,000 women die annually and affects between 3 and 10% of pregnancies. Objective: To determine the prevalence of preeclampsia in pregnant women attending the Guasmo Sur General Hospital in 2021. Methodology: The level of research is retrospective, it has a quantitative, cross-sectional approach, it presents an observational study. Sample: 147 patients aged 15 to 52 years. Results: The collected data indicate that the prevalence of preeclampsia in women who attended the Guasmo Sur General Hospital is 7%, of which 67% have severe preeclampsia and a physiotherapeutic exercise guide is proposed to maintain blood pressure and a guide nutrition to avoid obesity as it is one of the main risk factors.