Prevalência de fatores de risco de crianças em acompanhamento no Núcleo de Tratamento e Estimulação Precoce (NUTEP)

Abstract

Childhood is the stage of life where sensory-motor development is most pronounced. Knowing these steps and the factors that compromise this development allow us to plan interventions that contribute to a satisfactory neuropsychomotor development. The objective of the study was to identify which risk factors are most prevalent in children who are in periodic follow-up at the Treatment and Early Stimulation Center. Ninety-eight children were included in the NUTEP in 2018, and prenatal, birth, and postnatal data were collected to record the risk factors. The collected data were analyzed through the SPSS program to identify the variables of higher prevalence. The prevalence of preterm births (57.6%), mean birth weight was 2,500 g, postnatal intercurrences (66.1%), gestational diseases (61%) and emergency abdominal deliveries(53.4%). It was concluded that the most prevalent factors were prematurity, low birth weight, non-meningitis bacterial infection, jaundice, maternal complications during gestation, high number of cesarean deliveries and low number of prenatal consultations. Children who have some risk factor will need a greater attention by professionals so that the indexes decrease, or that the intervention is given at an early stage.