Characterization of obstetric diagnoses of pregnant women hospitalized in Chile during 2023

Abstract

Introduction: Hospital admissions during pregnancy have a significant impact on mother and fetal health. Its study in Chile allows to identify risk profiles in order to stablish health policies. Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the hospitalized pregnant characteristics in Chile during 2023 according with maternal age, health system, nationality, region and diagnostic. Methodology: A transversal descriptive study was carried out on 24.743 registers obtained from the National hospital discharge register due to pregnancy during 2023. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were analyzed through Excel and Jamovi software. Result: Most of the hospital discharges were on pregnant women between 30-39 years old (50,5%); an 85,5% were assisted in the public system, and 40,1% were residents of the Metropolitan region. The most frequent diagnostics were metabolic disorders (39,3%) and hypertensive disorders (23,9%). There were more admissions in south regions of the country. Discussion: The analysis of the pregnant admissions shows an increase on age group of pregnancy hospitalization, predominating metabolic disorders. South regions of the country show more hospitalizations based on total live births, potentially revealing territorial gaps in prenatal care access.  Conclusion: The age group with the highest number of hospitalizations was 30-39 years. The most frequent diagnoses were metabolic disorders, followed by hypertensive pathologies. It is necessary to strengthen maternal health policies with a regional and age-based approach, focused on prevention, early detection, and timely management of obstetric pathologies, especially those of metabolic origin.