High-risk pregnant women: an analysis of self-esteem and associated factors in a reference maternity in the city of Recife, PE, Brasil

Abstract

The research aims to correlate with self-esteem patterns and associated factors in high-risk pregnant women at a reference maternity hospital in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample population included 112 women, pregnant women, adults. For data collection, a form adapted from the Brazilian version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (EAR) was used, plus socioeconomic, obstetric, and reproductive issues. It was observed that education was the only variable with a significant association with self-esteem (p <0.05) and for that variable it is highlighted that the percentage with unsatisfactory self-esteem decreased with the level of education, being 96.0% among those who had even incomplete elementary school, 75.0% among those with elementary education and 61.0% among those with secondary / higher education. It is recognized that maternity wards often function as a gateway for the identification and reception of these pregnant women, with the need to update / train health professionals to provide adequate and targeted care, since few women have access to assess their emotional state during pregnancy.