Qualidade de vida das gestantes de baixo risco de Teresina – PI

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of low-risk pregnant women. Methods: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study with 250 pregnant women through a sociodemographic and IQVFP questionnaire. Results: pregnant women were between 19 and 24 years old, a fixed partner, browns, catholic religion, average monthly income of 1 to 2 salaries, unemployed, 2 nd grade; already has a child, no history of abortions, no gestational planning and gestational intercurrences. Pregnant women who started prenatal care in the first trimester prevailed. It was verified that the majority did not present any vice. QoL is good, in which the socioeconomic domain obtained higher scores and the psychological / spiritual domain the lower. Significant association was obtained in age, in the psychological / spiritual domain; schooling, income and work in the health / functioning and psychological / spiritual domains; number of children in the socioeconomic domain; abortions in the family and health / functioning domains; gestational planning and prenatal initiation in the health / functioning and socioeconomic domains. Conclusion: it is believed that this research may contribute to the search for improvements in the quality of care provided to low-risk pregnant women, in order to raise the quality of life of these pregnant women even more.