Assistência de enfermagem a paciente com diabetes mellitus gestacional: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy is a physiological and temporary state that involves physical, social, psychological and hormonal changes. Some changes during pregnancy can lead to some disorders. One of the main ones is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). Objective: to analyze the evidence in the literature about nursing care in Primary Care for patients who had Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: integrative literature review, the selected databases were: National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library OnLine (SciELO) and Virtual Health Library (VHL). The following descriptors were used: Diabetes, Gestational; Nursing Care; Primary Health care; Public Health and Nursing. Results: of the 325 works, after reading, only 11 articles were selected, which were classified into four categories, namely: Understanding the potential of care; Identifying the factors that affect the results; Capacity building/training/knowledge; Weaknesses of care. Conclusion: the management of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus in Primary Care becomes extremely relevant to reduce maternal-fetal complications as well as to decrease the incidence of progression to type 2 diabetes.