Abstract
Objective: To describe the maternal epidemiological characteristics of the reported cases of syphilis in pregnant women in a medium-sized city in the northern region of Minas Gerais in the period from 2006 to 2016, according to data from the National System of Notification Diseases - SINAN. Method: A descriptive and retrospective study evaluating 124 records of epidemiological notification. The definitions of cases followed the recommendations of the Ministry of Health (MS) in Brazil, with the variables described using relative and absolute frequencies. Results: Pregnant women with syphilis were mostly young and were between 20 and 30 years of age, with less than or equal to incomplete primary education, and 44.3% of them were in the third trimester of pregnancy at the time of confirmation disease. All of them underwent laboratory tests, with a predominance of late diagnosis. Conclusion: The reality of syphilis in pregnant women in the city of Montes Claros (MG) is far from expected. The results showed that the underreporting is an increasing number of cases, in pregnant women, increasing the persistence of vertical transmission, thus evidencing the need for actions aimed at infection, as well as a syphilis control policy in the municipality.