Morbilidad materna en pacientes adscritas al Policlínico Universitario “Omar Ranedo Pubillones”, Guantánamo

Introduction: it remains unknown how maternal patients assigned to the Policlínico Universitario "Omar Ranedo Pubillones" influence the figures of maternal morbidity in Guantánamo province. Objective: to specify the influence of maternal patients assigned to this institution on maternal morbidity in the Guantánamo province during the 2017-2019 triennium. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out during October and November 2020 on every maternal patient admitted to the Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto” who belonged to the clinic (n=71). The biological and gestational age, obstetric situation, relationship of morbidity with pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium, type of delivery, surgical treatment and criteria of extreme maternal morbidity were specified. Results: 71 patients of the clinic were admitted (9.7%). 66.2% were between 19 and 34 years old; 70.4% were puerperal women; 47.6% were pregnant in the third trimester of pregnancy. 56.0% were cesarean deliveries; 52.1% were admitted for non-obstetric diseases. The main cause of hospitalization was postpartum hemorrhage (28.2%). 57.7% of the diseases were classified in the extreme maternal morbidity criterion as difficult to avoid in primary health care.Conclusions: the influence of patients assigned to the clinic was low on the maternal morbidity profile of the Guantánamo province during the period 2017-2019, and the determining causes of this morbidity were grouped mainly as difficult to avoid in the primary level of health care. Introdução: desconhece-se a influência das pacientes maternas alocadas ao Policlínico Universitario “Omar Ranedo Pubillones” na morbidade materna na província de Guantánamo. Objetivo: especificar a influência das pacientes maternas alocadas nesta instituição na morbidade materna na província de Guantánamo durante o triênio 2017-2019. Método: durante outubro e novembro de 2020, foi realizado um estudo descritivo, transversal e retrospectivo de todas as pacientes maternas internadas no Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto” que pertenciam à referida policlínica (n=71). Foram especificados a idade biológica e gestacional, situação obstétrica, relação da morbidade com a gravidez, parto ou puerpério, forma de interrupção da gravidez, tratamento cirúrgico e morbidade materna extrema. Resultados: foram internadas 71 pacientes alocadas na referida policlínica (9,7%). 66,2% tinham entre 19 e 34 anos; 70,4% eram puérperas, 47,6% estav