Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the impact of the socioeconomic profile of pregnant women and their partners on the number of prenatal consultations for newborns at a teaching hospital in the municipality of Aracaju-Sergipe. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, retrospective and analytical study. Medical records of children who will need admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the period between January 2018 and June 2020 were compensated. Variables from parents were included. Results: Among mothers of the 261 patients, there was an average age of 25.4 years and 56.1% had work activity. Regarding education, 56% had secondary education, 35.6% were illiterate and 8.4% had higher education. Regarding the number of prenatal consultations, 74.9% had 6 or more consultations, while 2.7% had none. In addition, 30.4% of the partners were employed. Conclusion: The evaluated population had a low level of education and a reduced reduction in employment, which contributes to the difficulty of prenatal adherence as well as necessary monitoring, which may result in maternal-fetal risks. The need for full prenatal care is evident, in addition to the attempt to reduce the socioeconomic factors that have a negative impact.