Estado de salud mental en mujeres en etapa de puerperio con recién nacidos hospitalizados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales en el hospital de especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo en el año 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Parents of babies requiring neonatal care are often not mentally prepared for the experience. Most mothers of newborns in the NICU present depressive or psychological symptoms. Postpartum depression is the most common complication, between 50% and 80% of mothers experience symptoms of fatigue, mood swings, easy crying, confusion, irritability and anxiety. Objectives: To evaluate the mental health status in women in the postpartum stage with newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in 2022. To determine if the admission of newborns admitted to the NICU increases the maternal risk of developing mental illnesses, identify the most frequent pathologies and establish adherence to psychological therapy. Methodology: The present study is descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, observational to establish the mental health status in women in the postpartum stage with newborns in the NICU. Of 1383, 56 were filtered that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria under the admission diagnoses with Cie-10 code: Anxiety Disorders (F418), Mild Depressive Episode (F320) and Other Symptoms and Signs that involve the Emotional State (R458). Results: 57.14% of the sample presented symptoms and signs that involve the emotional state, followed by 25% with Mild Depressive Episode and 17.86% anxiety disorders, 73.21% had 1 to 3 sections with psychological therapy and 66.07% had abandonment of the treatment. Conclusions: It was concluded that of 1383 patients diagnosed at the HTMC in 2022, 56 met our research criteria, 57% had hospital admissions during pregnancy, 57.14% were diagnosed with signs and symptoms that involve the emotional state, with psychological counseling from 1 to 3 sections with 73.21%.