Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the rate of the use of antenatal corticosteroids (ANC) among pregnant women and to identify the conditions associated with their non-use in Brazil. Methods: Secondary data analysis from “Birth in Brazil”, a national hospital-based survey carried out in 2011–2012 on...
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| author | Antônio José Ledo Alves da Cunha Karina Bilda de Castro Rezende Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama Maria do Carmo Leal |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the rate of the use of antenatal corticosteroids (ANC) among pregnant women and to identify the conditions associated with their non-use in Brazil. Methods: Secondary data analysis from “Birth in Brazil”, a national hospital-based survey carried out in 2011–2012 on childbirth and birth. The sample was characterized regarding maternal age, marital status and maternal education, parity, mode of delivery and place of residence. The association of ANC use with gestational age and type of delivery was analyzed. The studied maternal complications were the presence of hypertension, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and pyelonephritis, infection by the HIV virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Results: 2,623 pregnant women with less than 37 weeks of gestational age were identified, and, of these, 835 (31.8%) received ANC. The frequency of ANC use was higher among women with gestational ages between 26–34 weeks (481 cases; 48.73%). In pregnancies with less than 37 weeks, the use of ANC was 23.9% in spontaneous deliveries, 20.6% in induced deliveries and 43.8% among those who did not go into labor. The variables vaginal delivery (OR 2.5; 95%CI 1.8–3.4) and living in the countryside were associated with not using ANC, and the occurrence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (OR 1.8; 95%CI 1.2–2.9) was associated with the use of ANC. Conclusions: The use of ANC among Brazilian pregnant women was low. Interventions to increase its use are necessary and can contribute to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. ANC should be promoted in pregnancies of less than 37 weeks, especially in cases of vaginal delivery and for those living in the countryside. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4efcb5744fef4aa5ae61d840b574660e2022-12-21T23:28:29ZengSociedade de Pediatria de São PauloRevista Paulista de Pediatria1984-04622021-09-014010.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2020126Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no BrasilAntônio José Ledo Alves da Cunhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3592-1849Karina Bilda de Castro Rezendehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-2620Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-0294Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gamahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-0387Maria do Carmo Lealhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-515XABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the rate of the use of antenatal corticosteroids (ANC) among pregnant women and to identify the conditions associated with their non-use in Brazil. Methods: Secondary data analysis from “Birth in Brazil”, a national hospital-based survey carried out in 2011–2012 on childbirth and birth. The sample was characterized regarding maternal age, marital status and maternal education, parity, mode of delivery and place of residence. The association of ANC use with gestational age and type of delivery was analyzed. The studied maternal complications were the presence of hypertension, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and pyelonephritis, infection by the HIV virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Results: 2,623 pregnant women with less than 37 weeks of gestational age were identified, and, of these, 835 (31.8%) received ANC. The frequency of ANC use was higher among women with gestational ages between 26–34 weeks (481 cases; 48.73%). In pregnancies with less than 37 weeks, the use of ANC was 23.9% in spontaneous deliveries, 20.6% in induced deliveries and 43.8% among those who did not go into labor. The variables vaginal delivery (OR 2.5; 95%CI 1.8–3.4) and living in the countryside were associated with not using ANC, and the occurrence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (OR 1.8; 95%CI 1.2–2.9) was associated with the use of ANC. Conclusions: The use of ANC among Brazilian pregnant women was low. Interventions to increase its use are necessary and can contribute to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. ANC should be promoted in pregnancies of less than 37 weeks, especially in cases of vaginal delivery and for those living in the countryside.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822022000100407&tlng=ptAdrenal cortex hormonesPrenatal careObstetric labor, prematurePrimary preventionRisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Antônio José Ledo Alves da Cunha Karina Bilda de Castro Rezende Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama Maria do Carmo Leal Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil Revista Paulista de Pediatria Adrenal cortex hormones Prenatal care Obstetric labor, premature Primary prevention Risk factors |
| title | Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil |
| title_full | Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil |
| title_fullStr | Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil |
| title_short | Use of antenatal corticosteroids in Brazil: data analysis from the National Survey Nascer no Brasil |
| title_sort | use of antenatal corticosteroids in brazil data analysis from the national survey nascer no brasil |
| topic | Adrenal cortex hormones Prenatal care Obstetric labor, premature Primary prevention Risk factors |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822022000100407&tlng=pt |
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