Abstract
Purpose: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of high-risk pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, based on the collection and analysis of data obtained from the medical records of pregnant women attended at the high-risk prenatal of the Fundação Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará from January to June 2016. Results: The analysis of the 536 medical records included in the study showed that 79.8% of the pregnant women are in the 15 to 34 year old, 48.3% are stable marital status, 78% are mixed race, 48.3% have high school, 36% are housewife, 44.4% are from Belém, 81% have a family morbid antecedent and 53.9% a personal morbid antecedent. Regarding obstetric history, 32.1% are first pregnancy, 65.9% have no history of abortion and 90.1% were of gestational age less than 32 weeks at the first medical visit. The three most prevalent pathologies found in this study were hypertension (15.3%), fetal malformations (9.5%) and diabetes (7.3%). Conclusiones: Considering the importance of the identification and intervention of gestational risk factors for the reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, it is fundamental that periodic researches be carried out to identify the most prevalent diseases, subsidizing the planning of public policy strategies. In this study, the most frequent pathologies were hypertension, fetal malformations and diabetes.