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<journal-id>2301-1254</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Facultad de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Anfamed]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2301-1254</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de la República. Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2301-12542025000201205</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25184/anfamed2025v12n2a11</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Correlación entre cantidad de controles prenatales y complicaciones obstétricas: Estudio transversal en Guayaquil, Ecuador.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Correlation between prenatal controls and obstetric complications: A cross-sectional study in Guayaquil, Ecuador.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Correlação entre o número de consultas pré-natais e complicações obstétricas: Um estudo transversal em Guayaquil, Equador.]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Salazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abigail Estefanía]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salazar Carranza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen Amelia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2301-12542025000201205&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2301-12542025000201205&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2301-12542025000201205&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  El control prenatal consiste en el monitoreo continuo del embarazo, se ha establecido que un mayor número de controles prenatales (CPN) está asociado con una reducción en la morbimortalidad obstétrica.  Objetivo:  La presente investigación tiene como propósito determinar la relación existente entre los controles prenatales y las complicaciones en el embarazo.  Materiales y métodos:  Estudio analítico transversal observacional, donde se seleccionaron 206 pacientes hospitalizadas del Hospital General IESS Los Ceibos a quienes se les aplicó una encuesta objetiva y posteriormente se revisaron archivos clínicos para verificar la información recolectada. Resultados: Se observó que el 94% de las pacientes tuvieron más de 5 controles prenatales, de las que 48% poseían educación superior y 90% residía en zona urbana. Empleando la Prueba del Chi-Cuadrado se evidenció que sí existe una dependencia importante entre la cantidad de controles prenatales y las complicaciones obstétricas, principalmente las perinatales (&#967;2-calc=2,3991), siendo la más común ruptura prematura de membranas, seguidas de complicaciones postparto (&#967;2-calc=2,1719) y gestacionales con menos significancia estadística (&#967;2-calc=2,0039).  Conclusiones:  Los resultados obtenidos permiten establecer que un adecuado control prenatal disminuye la incidencia de complicaciones especialmente durante la etapa gestacional y postparto.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Prenatal care consists of continuous monitoring of pregnancy, and it has been established that a greater number of prenatal care visits is associated with a reduction in obstetric morbidity and mortality.  Objective:  The present research aims to determine the relationship between prenatal care and pregnancy complications.  Materials and methods:  Observational cross-sectional analytical study, from which 206 hospitalized patients were selected from the Hospital General IESS Los Ceibos who underwent an objective survey and subsequently clinical records were reviewed to verify the information collected.  Results:  It was observed that 94% of the patients had more than 5 prenatal care visits, 48% of whom had higher education and 90% resided in urban areas. Using the Chi-Square test, it was found that there is an important dependence between the number of prenatal care visits and obstetric complications, mainly perinatal complications (&#967;2-calc=2.3991), the most common being premature rupture of membranes, followed by postpartum (&#967;2-calc=2.1719) and gestational complications with less statistical significance (&#967;2-calc=2.0039).  Conclusions:  The results obtained through this study highlights that adequate prenatal care reduces the incidence of complications during the gestational and postpartum stages.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução:  O controle pré-natal consiste no monitoramento contínuo da gravidez, tendo sido comprovado que um maior número de controles pré-natais está associado a uma redução na morbimortalidade obstétrica.  Objetivo:  A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo determinar a relação existente entre os controles pré-natais e as complicações na gravidez.  Materiais e métodos:  Estudo analítico transversal observacional, onde são selecionados 206 pacientes hospitalizados no Hospital Geral IESS Los Ceibos, às quais foi aplicada uma pesquisa objetiva e, posteriormente, foram revisados os prontuários clínicos para verificar as informações coletadas.  Resultados:  Observou-se que 94% das pacientes tiveram mais de 5 controles pré-natais, das quais 48% possuíam ensino superior e 90% residiam em área urbana. Utilizando o teste do qui-quadrado, evidenciou-se que existe uma dependência importante entre a quantidade de controles pré-natais e as complicações obstétricas, principalmente as perinatais (&#967;2-calc=2,3991), sendo a mais comum a ruptura prematura das membranas, seguida por complicações pós-parto (&#967;2-calc=2,1719) e gestacionais com menor significância estatística (&#967;2-calc=2,0039).  Conclusões:  Os resultados obtidos permitem estabelecer que um controle pré-natal adequado diminui a incidência de complicações, especialmente durante a fase gestacional e pós-parto.]]></p></abstract>
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