Predictors of inadequacy of prenatal tests of postpartum women: a cross-sectional study.
Giovanna Evelyn Luna Silveira, Bruna Barroso de Freitas, Raquel Alves de Oliveira and 5 others
PMID 40667901WHAT IT FOUND
Among 300 postpartum women, 74.3% did not have all recommended prenatal tests.
Being younger, rural, without a partner, low education, no paid work, low income, late prenatal start, few visits, and delayed test results were linked to this.
Key findings
01223 of 300 postpartum women (74.3%) had inadequate completion of all recommended prenatal tests.
02Five mandatory tests had inadequacy above 50%, including urinalysis and urine culture at 61.3% and HBsAg at 60.7%.
03In adjusted analysis, capital city residence and more than seven prenatal visits were the only factors associated with lower inadequacy, by 17% and 18%.
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What it does not show
The study was done at one maternity hospital, so it may not represent other regions. Participants were selected by convenience sampling. Women hospitalized during pregnancy and women with postpartum depression, anxiety, or other psychological disorders were excluded. It was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that any factor caused inadequate testing.
Declared interests
Funding was provided by the Brazilian National Program for Academic Cooperation in the Amazon. The authors also acknowledge the Tutorial Education Program/National Fund for the Development of Education/Ministry of Education. No competing interests are reported in the supplied text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that being seen by a nurse causes inadequate testing. The adjusted model reported only associations with capital city residence and number of prenatal visits, and the study is cross-sectional.