Evaluación antropométrica de prematuros extremos y muy prematuros del programa madre canguro

Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal anthropometry is a routine procedure in neonatal care units and the follow-up of newborns, which constitutes an important part of the non-invasive clinical evaluation of the nutritional status and allows the identification of neonates with nutritional affection and risk of complications typical of this period, which are exacerbated in premature patients. Methods: From September 2019 to February 2020, a descriptive, cross-sectional observational study was carried out with ambispective information collection. Of the 56 extremely premature and very premature patients admitted to the outpatient kangaroo mother program, 41 met the inclusion criteria, which represent the sample. Results: 59% of the patients were male and 41% female. 81% of the patients had a low head circumference at the time of admission. In the weekly increase in height and weight, in the fourth week there was an adequate increase in 78% of the patients. 98% of the preterm infants had an adequate increase in head circumference in the third and fourth weeks. Conclusions: The most frequent morbidity of the newborn was respiratory distress syndrome. The most frequent maternal morbidity, presented during pregnancy, was pre-eclampsia-eclampsia, in 41%, followed by urogenital tract infections, in 37%. It was evidenced that the greater the number of weeks in the kangaroo mother program, the greater the increase in anthropometric measurements.