A importância do pré-natal para redução da morbimortalidade materno-infantil

Abstract

Considering that worldwide the fetuses with neural tube defects represent an incidence between 0.79 to 6.39 per thousand live births, and Brazil represents the fourth position in the prevalence of spina bifida, this research is intended to the usefulness of medical diagnosis for further investigation and dissemination of aggravating points in prenatal care for a more appropriate treatment, It tested the hypotheses about the issues related to the diagnosis to see if they infer in the treatment and if they help or not in the emotional preparation of parents who receive an atypical child, if they help to avoid other comorbidities. Research was done on prenatal care, its importance for gestational health, and procedures for the parturient woman. The research directed the main methods of diagnosis and the importance of being performed early in the first, second, and third trimester, how prenatal care is performed, and the benefits of pregnancy planning. And finally, the SPIKES protocol was addressed and described, as well as the medical conduct in the emotional preparation of family members, ending with some pathologies that can be detected. It is believed that this will increase the social clarification, resulting in a proper direction and, therefore, avoid that problems caused by a disability, even if they are often exhausting, devastating, and complex, after the diagnosis is made early enough to allow the disabled to develop within the predictable parameters, having the proper monitoring and proper guidance to parents.