Socio-demographic profiles and obstetrics outcomes of pregnant women with epilepsy in a vulnerability State, Brazil

The socio-demographic profile of pregnant women in low- and middle- income countries is characterized by low educational attainment and unemployment, leading to social and economic morbidity. characterized by limited opportunities for education, employment, and marriage, which are strongly related t...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-07, Vol.17 (7), p.e0271328-e0271328
Main Authors: de Lima Leite, Magnúcia, Toporcov, Tatiana Natasha, Pai, Janise Dal, da Silva, José Claudio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Biology and Life Sciences
Care and treatment
Cesarean section
Convulsions & seizures
Demographics
Demography
Developing countries
Education
Employment
Epilepsy
Health aspects
Illiteracy
Induced labor
LDCs
Maternal mortality
Medical records
Medicine and Health Sciences
Miscarriage
Morbidity
Obstetrics
People and places
Population
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Pregnant women
Public policy
Quality of life
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Sociodemographics
Womens health
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Summary:The socio-demographic profile of pregnant women in low- and middle- income countries is characterized by low educational attainment and unemployment, leading to social and economic morbidity. characterized by limited opportunities for education, employment, and marriage, which are strongly related to the stigmatization of the disease. The study of the socio- profile and obstetric outcomes of pregnant women with epilepsy in Alagoas, Brazil, may help understand this scenario and facilitate the development of public policy strategies to reduce local morbidity. We aimed to describe the sociodemographic profile of pregnant women with epilepsy and obstetric outcomes in Alagoas, Brazil. This cohort study was based on medical records of pregnant women with epilepsy in Brazilian high-risk maternity hospitals from 2008 to 2020. The following data were collected: age, race, education, marital status, occupation, number of pregnancies, delivery, and abortion. The inclusion criteria were pregnant women with and without epilepsy (control group) aged < 40 years. The prevalence of PWWE was 0.49% (n = 224/44,917). Cesarean delivery was more frequent in PWWE than in pregnant women without epilepsy (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 22.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 14.35-33.73; p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0271328