[Changes in nutritional status of pregnant women assisted at the basic health network, Santo Andre, Brazil].
Nutritional conditions in the pre-gestacional period and during pregnancy were evaluated in 372 pregnant women based on the body mass index and Rosso's Graph. Approximately half (51%) the pregnant women presented normal pre-gestacional weight; however, 17.7% were underweight and 31.3% overweight. In the third trimester, 18.8% were underweight and 28.2% overweight. The weight at birth increased as nutritional conditions during pregnancy improved. These results show the importance of appropriate anthropometric control in order to prevent a bad neonatal prognosis and reaffirms the importance of such activity during the whole routine of pre-natal control.
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Departamento de Enfermería en Salud Colectiva, Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad de São Paulo, Dirección: Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419-05403-000-São Paulo-São Paulo-Brasil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies