Intervención integral en gestantes para prevenir complicaciones en el puerperio.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to reduce the occurrence of complications of the puerperium in pregnant women in the rural Jatunpamba community. Since the puerperium is considered as a period in which a significant number of complications can occur that can endanger the life of the woman and the newborn, for this an integral intervention was applied in 30 pregnant women of this community, it was included healthcare and educational elements. A validated questionnaire was applied that allowed obtaining the information related to the study variables. The McNemar test was applied to determine changes in the level of knowledge of pregnant women about prevention of complications from the puerperium. The main results were given by an increase in pregnant women with associated comorbidities (36.67%) and with a low level of knowledge about prevention of complications from the puerperium (70.0%), a percentage that improved after the intervention was applied. Only three pregnant women had complications in the puerperium. It was concluded that the comprehensive intervention applied generated statistically significant changes in the increase in the level of knowledge about prevention of complications of the puerperium and in the decrease in the occurrence of postpartum complications in pregnant women in the rural Jatunpamba community. It is suggested to plan, design and execute similar interventions aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality.