Abstract
Objective: To analyze the presence of risk conditions and their relationship with the sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending a specialized outpatient clinic in southern Brazil. Methods: An exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted from medical records of 920 pregnant women followed at high risk prenatal care. The outcome variables were: pre-existing conditions, obstetric history and clinical complications, and the independent variables were sociodemographic characteristics of women. Results: Women aged 36 years or older had a significant association with hypertension (28.8%), endocrinopathies (20.6%), uterine fibroid (6.9%) and more than three cesarean sections (6.9%). Low education was associated with hypertension (25.0%), epilepsy (6.4%), more than three cesarean sections (10.8%) and twin pregnancy (10.8%). Conclusion: Associations were identified between the sociodemographic profile with pre-existing clinical conditions, obstetric antecedents and clinical complications in high-risk pregnancy, attributing to specialized outpatient clinics the need to take actions to minimize unfavorable outcomes and improve the quality of services.