Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in the first gestation of young women.

Abstract

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a pathology that occurs exclusively During pregnancy; Normally this clinical picture appears after 20 weeks of gestation, but much more frequently in the final period of the pregnancy. Objective: To describe the risk factors for preeclampsia in the first pregnancy of young women. Materials and Methods: Quantitative type study documentary-bibliographic descriptive level. Different articles were reviewed related to the theme of the research published in journals indexed in Scielo, Latindex 2.0 and Scopus. The technique of analysis and electronic recording was used. Results: It has been identified that one of the main risk factors for its appearance is the age in pregnant women, mainly in those who are below 20 years of age. Conclusions: Among the main predisposing factors, managed to identify that maternal age under 20 years and first pregnancy has great incidence in this clinical picture. It was found that the highest prevalence of preeclampsia is concentrated in ages between 16 and 25 years.