Atenção ao pré-natal: um estudo acerca da sífilis entre gestantes e neonatos em Palmas

Abstract

Congenital syphilis (CS) is a mandatory contagious infectious disease, considered a sentinel event of the quality of prenatal care and responsible for unfavorable outcomes such as fetal or perinatal death, prematurity, low birth weight, neurological injuries and other sequelae, as well as important direct costs. and indirect in public health, with its transmission resulting from the hematogenous dissemination of Treponema pallidum, from the untreated or inadequately treated infected pregnant woman, usually via the placental route. This study aimed to know the conditions under which prenatal care has been performed and seek to clarify which causes are leading to the non-diagnosis and timely treatment of pregnant women with syphilis, as well as to analyze prenatal care in the city of Palmas Tocantins, verifying quality aspects in the control of congenital syphilis. Therefore, it was found that prenatal care in these health centers are weak, and especially regarding the evaluation of care aimed at prevention of syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis, it is noticeable that women are coming early to the However, he does not welcome them in their entirety and fails to provide relevant care, such as the low supply of rapid syphilis tests, and does not guarantee the timely request, conduct and evaluation of screening tests.