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Many women only find out that they have HIV when they are pregnant and perform the tests in the prenatal period, while some become aware in the postpartum, where the tests are also performed on the baby to detect the positive serum, taking into account that not all pregnant women perform these tests during pregnancy or, in some cases, do not have at least the knowledge of their condition until the time of delivery. This is documentary research, which aims to trace the epidemiological profile of seropositive pregnant women, who attended and conceived their children in a reference maternity for high-risk delivery in the South Fluminense Region - RJ. Method: data collection in the medical records of pregnant women with HIV registered between January 2015 and December 2017. Results: it was evidenced that all the pregnant women in the research have a low socioeconomic situation, level of education up to high school, predominates the age group of up to 30 years, brown in color, and do not have a defined occupation. Conclusion: the epidemiological profile of pregnant women has changed. On the other hand, over the years studies and treatments have been developed to reduce vertical transmission of HIV and ensure that the baby has a better quality of life. Brazil, through the Ministry of Health, has invested in women's health care policies, creating prenatal care protocols with the provision of kits for HIV serology testing, to increasingly contribute to the eradication of vertical transmission of this infection.

Despite the acknowledgement that physical activity is beneficial during pregnancy and may result in positive health outcomes for the newborn child few studies have examined this issue. This research was deemed necessary with the primary objective of identifying possible associations between adherence to American College of Sports Medicine recommendations on neonatal outcome variables at birth. An observational, longitudinal and prospective study focused on a sample of 70 pregnant women (the power score achieved was estimated to be 0.3). Data was collected in three stages (1st and 2nd trimester of pregnancy and 48 h after delivery). The variables analyzed included the physical activity measurement (with accelerometry), neonatal outcomes at birth and the mother's anxiety, dietary intake, anthropometric measures and socio-demographic and lifestyle. Results: 21.4% women were active according to physical activity recommendations. There were no significant differences in neonatal outcomes at birth when comparing adherence to physical activity recommendations and the overall activity levels of the mothers. There were also no statistically significant differences in the birth weights of babies born to active and inactive mothers. Mother's anxiety level, weight gained and dietary intake were not statistically different according to compliance with physical activity behaviour or recommendations. There is no relationship between adherence to physical activity recommendations on neonatal outcome variables at birth. There were also no significant associations with sociodemographic and lifestyle variables. There is a need to identify attitudes associated with negative physical activity behavior to reduce the incidence of comorbidities associated with sedentary lifestyles during pregnancy.

Este estudo tratou de uma pesquisa de campo e teve como objeto de pesquisa os tipos de parto e a possível influência do enfermeiro e do médico obstetra que assiste a gestante sobre a escolha do mesmo. Diante do aumento excessivo do número de cesarianas, surgiu como objetivo da pesquisa: analisar, através da fala de puérperas, se houve a influência do profissional de saúde na sua decisão sobre o tipo de parto e se, em conjunto com um quadro clínico favorável, foi respeitada essa escolha. Pesquisa quanti-qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória. O levantamento de dados foi feito durante o mês de setembro, por meio de questionário, com 1 pergunta aberta e 8 fechadas, e simultaneamente aplicado em puérperas em uma maternidade da rede pública e uma da rede privada do município de Volta Redonda, Região do Médio Paraíba - RJ. Foram entrevistadas 82 puérperas sendo que 62 foram assistidas na rede pública e apenas 20 assistidas na rede suplementar. A análise dos questionários evidenciou que o número de cesarianas na rede privada é maior em comparação com a rede pública, tendo relação direta com o perfil econômico da mulher e de sua família. Ficou evidente a importância da consulta de pré-natal adequada realizada pelo enfermeiro e médico obstetra. Concluímos também que a realização de grupos de apoio à gestante têm sido cada vez mais necessária na rede pública para que a assistência seja realizada de forma integral e efetiva.