Estudio de la mujer embarazada: Influencia del estado nutricional materno en el estado de salud del recién nacido en la maternidad municipal “Julia Esther González Delgado” de la cuidad de Loja durante el periodo Enero-Junio 2019

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Abstract: Introduction: Maternal nutritional status is a determining factor that acts directly on the development of the newborn's state of health.Objective: to describe the maternal nutritional status, the anthropometry of the Newborn and the health conditions of both, in the municipal maternity “Julia Esther González Delgado”.Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in the population of 87 pregnant women and their newborns, who attended the “Julia Esther González Delgado” municipal maternity during the period January -June 2019.Results: During the proposed period, 14.9% of pregnant women were obese, 47.1% were overweight, 36.8% were normal weight and 1.1% were underweight. As for the newborn, 8% had a low weight and 3.4% had a high weight for gestational age. The main maternal complications that were experienced were urinary tract infections (UTI) in 40.6% of pregnant women, tears in 14% of pregnant women and about 4.9% of pregnant women had uterine atony and preeclampsia.