Pregnancy in adolescence: An analysis of the profile of adolescents assisted in a school hospital in the city of Maceió-AL

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is a short period, but it is when biological, physical and psycological changes happen and those are decisive in the search for self-affirmation and can cause complications in the life cycle. Teenage pregnancy is a reality in Brazil and, although susceptible in any social class, the economic and social factors are determinant in the statistical indexes.  Objective: To analyze the profile of adolescents who use the services of the ambulatory and obstetric ward of Hospital Veredas, identifying the factors that led to an early motherhood, the social, family and school relationships of the adolescents, in addition to their future expectations in the affective construction the mother-child relationship and the possible risks to their health. Methodology: Analytical, individual, cross-sectional and observational research, with data collected through analysis of medical records for sample selection and interviews with pregnant women from the outpatient clinic and obstetrics ward of Hospital Veredas, Maceió-AL, between January 2020 to November 2020. Results and Discussion: Of the adolescents analyzed, 52.3% were minors, a significant figure that reflects the social nature of these pregnancies. When asked about their perception of pregnancy, 57.5% stated that it was an unwanted pregnancy, given that associated with the narrative of these women, demonstrates that pregnancy associated with the absence of a support network, aggravates their rejection, reflecting on a isolation and difficulty of acceptance. It can be seen through inferential analysis that a tendency for alcooholic teenagers to evolve with preterm pregnancies (gestation time <37 weeks) and premature newborns. Conclusions: Through the analysis of the data and the analyzed bibliography, it is noted that teenage pregnancy is a reality in the city of Maceió, and remains an important public health problem generating negative impacts on the social, economic and health indicators of these young women.

Keywords: Family; Teenage pregnancy; Sexuality.