Desfechos em fetos e recém-nascidos expostos a infecções na gravidez

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze outcomes in fetuses and newborns exposed to infections during pregnancy. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out a public maternity hospital Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. The sample consisted of 145 medical records pregnant women admitted between 2015 2018 with possible vertically transmitted infections. Incomplete or those that did not make it describe fetal/neonatal exposure were excluded. chi-squared test was used verify the association variables. Results: A greater occurrence congenital syphilis observed (28.8%). There more than one outcome same individual, such as low birth weight (39%), respiratory distress (20.5%), oligohydramnios (20%), malformation small size for gestational age (10.8%). Maternal number prenatal visits revealed an (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: data obtained indicate unfavorable when related neonatal need strategies strengthen coping vertical transmissions.