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The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the pre-gestational Body Mass Index (BMIpg) and the newborn's weight in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Jesus, BA. This was a prospective cohort study, with 185 pregnant women and their respective newborns, attended at the Basic Health Units, from April 2012 to November 2013. The pre-gestational BMI was performed with data of their referred weight and height measured on the day of application of the questionnaire. The Kolmogorov – Smirnov test was performed to analyze the normality of the data. The association between pre-pregnancy nutritional status and perinatal outcomes was estimated through the Relative Risk and 95% confidence interval. Of the 185 women, 44.9% started the pregnancy with some weight deviation. Underweight (RR = 2.2; 95% CI = 0.5-9.5) and overweight (RR = 1, 1; 95% CI = 0.5-2.6) women showed a positive association with insufficient birth weight (

Food plays essential role for the health of pregnant women. Due to the intense metabolism period, it is necessary healthy food consumption which ensures the development of an adequate pregnancy. Due to this information, the aim of this study is to analyze the adequacy of food groups consumed by pregnant women attending prenatal consultations in the health units of the municipality Reconcavo in Bahia. It is a cross sectional study involving pregnant women in prenatal service of the public network over the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. It was used structured questionnaire with socio-demographic information, obstetric and health. To assess food consumption it was used the Survey of Food Consumption Frequency (FFQ). The portions of the food groups were determined then analyzed according to the food pyramid adapted to the Brazilian population. It was also analyzed the socioeconomic characteristics of the sample. They interviewed 70 pregnant women aged between 20 and 45 years. Among these women, 75.8% were married or in a stable relationship, 78.6% with high school degree, 36.2% had family income lower than the minimum wage and 41.5% declare themselves as black. It was observed that the socioeconomic characteristics can influence directly on the diet of pregnant women. In the analysis of food groups was noted insufficient intake of legumes, milk and dairy products, and excessive consumption of the group of sugar/sweets and meats and eggs. There was inadequate food consumption in terms of qualitative (food groups), not taking into account the specific needs of the gestational cycle, which may result in nutritional risk to mother and fetus.

O leite materno contribui positivamente para o crescimento e desenvolvimento da criança e apresenta vantagens imunológicas, psicológicas e nutricionais. Adicionalmente, leva a considerável redução na mortalidade infantil por todas as causas e também é importante para a saúde da mulher. Considerando as informações apresentadas, o objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar os conhecimentos e a prática do aleitamento materno de gestantes atendidas em unidades de saúde em um município do Recôncavo Baiano. Estudo transversal, envolvendo gestantes atendidas em pré-natal em unidades de saúde em município do Recôncavo da Bahia, de Outubro de 2010 a Maio de 2011. Foram excluídas do estudo gestantes com HIV/AIDS ou que se recusaram a participar. Foi utilizado um questionário estruturado sobre aleitamento materno e técnica da mamada, contendo 34 questões, sendo 19 destinadas às multíparas, sobre a experiência prévia com amamentação. Foram entrevistadas 50 gestantes, sendo 68% primigestas. Cerca de 76% das mulheres consideraram que as crianças deveriam mamar exclusivamente ao seio até os 6 meses, e 80% consideraram o leite materno forte. No que tange aos benefícios do aleitamento materno para a saúde da mulher, 88% reconheceram a importância dessa prática e apontaram como principal benefício a redução do câncer de mama (68%). Apesar da maioria das mães apresentarem conhecimento sobre a importância do aleitamento materno, este ainda não é aplicado satisfatoriamente na prática da amamentação. Deve-se salientar a importância de ações de educação e apoio à amamentação desde o pré-natal até a fase de introdução de novos alimentos para otimização da prática do aleitamento materno.