The Signs of alert and Labor: knowledge among pregnant women

Abstract Objectives: ididentify the scores on the pregnant women’s knowledge on the signs of alert and labor and correlate the scores with the maternal age, number of children and the guidance they received during pregnancy. Methods: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach on pregnant women's previous knowledge of the signs of alert and labor performed with 100 pregnant women on their 30th week of gestation at the Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM (Clinical Hospital). The data collection was carried out from April to June 2016, using a semi-structured instrument tested as a pilot study. Results: only 21% of the pregnant women reported taking part in the pregnant women's group; 61% of them referred to not receiving any information on the signs of alert and labor. A statistically significant association was verified between the number of correct answers and the guidance they received during prenatal consultations. However, there was no correlation between the correct scores on maternal age and the number of children. Conclusions: the pregnant women who did not receive any kind of guidance, they had lower scores on the correct answers, which shows the importance of guiding them about Health Education during their prenatal consultations.

摘要：研究目标：明确孕妇对预警征象与分娩征兆的认知得分，并分析该得分与产妇年龄、生育子女数及孕期所接受的健康指导之间的相关性。研究方法：本研究为描述性横断面定量研究，针对UFTM临床医院（Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM）内100名妊娠30周的孕妇，就其对预警征象与分娩征兆的既往认知情况开展调查。数据收集于2016年4月至6月完成，采用经预试验验证的半结构化调研工具。研究结果：仅21%的孕妇参与过孕妇群组活动；61%的孕妇表示未曾接收过关于预警征象与分娩征兆的相关信息。研究证实，答题正确率与孕妇在产前检查时接受的健康指导存在显著统计学关联，但答题正确率与产妇年龄、生育子女数之间未发现显著相关性。研究结论：未接受任何形式健康指导的孕妇，其答题正确率更低，这表明在产前检查过程中为孕妇开展健康教育指导具有重要意义。