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Article

Factors Associated with Number of Prenatal Visits in Northeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

by
Gracimary A. Teixeira
1,
Norrara S. O. Holanda
2,
Ingrid G. Azevedo
3,
Julia R. Moura
4,
Jovanka B. L. de Carvalho
5 and
Silvana A. Pereira
4,*
1
Health Technical School, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil
2
Health Sciences’ Faculty of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (FACISA—UFRN), Santa Cruz 59200-000, RN, Brazil
3
Department of Therapeutic Processes, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4813302, La Araucania, Chile
4
Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59090-000, RN, Brazil
5
Graduate Program in Health and Society and Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, RN, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 14912; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214912
Submission received: 5 October 2022 / Revised: 6 November 2022 / Accepted: 8 November 2022 / Published: 12 November 2022
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess factors associated with the number of prenatal visits of women who delivered in a public maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil. This cross-sectional study focused on 380 puerperal women who gave birth at a public maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil. Prenatal and perinatal data were collected in the immediate postpartum period by interviewing mothers and using medical records. Chi-square/Fisher exact test compared the data, and a logistic regression model estimated the association between birth weight and number of prenatal visits. As a result, the sample was composed of 175 women with <37 weeks of gestational age and 205 women with ≥37 weeks of gestational age. Women with less than four prenatal visits were more likely to give birth to low birth weight (<2500 g) and preterm infants (<37 weeks of gestational age) than those with more than four prenatal visits (p = 0.001). The subjects with less than four prenatal visits had a 2.76-fold higher odds of giving birth to infants weighing less than 2500 g (p = 0.03; 95%CI = 1.05–7.30), without relation to maternal and gestational ages. In conclusion, women with less than four prenatal visits had higher odds of giving birth to low birth infants, independently of maternal and gestational ages, and were more likely to give birth to premature babies.
Keywords: birth weight; first trimester of pregnancy; prenatal care; preterm newborn birth weight; first trimester of pregnancy; prenatal care; preterm newborn

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Teixeira, G.A.; Holanda, N.S.O.; Azevedo, I.G.; Moura, J.R.; de Carvalho, J.B.L.; Pereira, S.A. Factors Associated with Number of Prenatal Visits in Northeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214912

AMA Style

Teixeira GA, Holanda NSO, Azevedo IG, Moura JR, de Carvalho JBL, Pereira SA. Factors Associated with Number of Prenatal Visits in Northeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(22):14912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214912

Chicago/Turabian Style

Teixeira, Gracimary A., Norrara S. O. Holanda, Ingrid G. Azevedo, Julia R. Moura, Jovanka B. L. de Carvalho, and Silvana A. Pereira. 2022. "Factors Associated with Number of Prenatal Visits in Northeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22: 14912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214912

APA Style

Teixeira, G. A., Holanda, N. S. O., Azevedo, I. G., Moura, J. R., de Carvalho, J. B. L., & Pereira, S. A. (2022). Factors Associated with Number of Prenatal Visits in Northeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 14912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214912

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