Abstract
Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic characteristics and the intercurrences occurring with pregnant women in a high-risk prenatal care in a city located in northeastern Brazil. Methods: This is an exploratory research, with a quantitative approach. It was carried out with 95 pregnant women from March to September 2017. The data were organized in a statistical program (SPSS), tabulated, transformed into tables and later analyzed and interpreted based on the literature produced on the subject. Results: It was found that the majority of pregnant women (67.4%) are in the age group between 25 and greater than or equal to 36 years; 67.3% are married or have a stable marriage; 57.9% had completed high school; 50.5% were unemployed. The main intercurrences identified were: normal hypertension / DHEG (16.8%), habitual abortion (11.6%), age greater than 35 years (10.5%) or less than 15 years (9.5%). It was noticed that 91 (95.8%) of the pregnant women had follow-up with a nurse, 67 (70.5%) with a doctor and 38 (40%) with an ultrasonographer. Conclusion: The main reason for the presence of pregnant women in high-risk prenatal care was arterial hypertension, which is recognized as one of the main complications that lead to the risk of gestation. It was also highlighted the habitual abortion and age over 35 years. It was also noticed the insufficiency of professionals in the attention to a part of these patients, since these pregnant women need a multiprofessional accompaniment.