Sociodemographic and obstetric profile of women in advanced maternal age

Abstract

Aim: to describe the sociodemographic and obstetric profile of women in advanced maternal age, who were cared for in a university hospital in 2014. Method: it is a descriptive research, with quantitative approach and retrospective design. Data collection was held in medical charts of 223 women through a structured questionnaire, from September 2015 to January 2016. Results: among the women, 68.6% were aged between 35 and 39 years-old, 82.5% were white, 75.7% were married, 35.4% completed high school and 51.1% had paid jobs. Concerning the obstetric profile, 91.9% underwent prenatal care, 53.4% had cesarean deliveries and 75.3% had full-term. As for complications, 75.8% showed some complication during pregnancy, such as pre-eclampsia (14.2%) and gestational diabetes mellitus (28.4%). Final considerations: the data showed a sociodemographic profile of white women, with low educational level and low income. In the obstetric perspective, there was a high percentage of complications associated with age and pre-gestational diseases.