ANÁLISE TEMPORAL DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE GESTANTES NO ESTADO DE GOIÁS (2020 - 2024)

Abstract

Monitoring pre-pregnancy nutritional status and gestational weight gain is essential for the healthy development of the pregnancy period. This study aims to analyze the evolution of nutritional status, in relation to nutritional extremes (low weight and obesity), of pregnant women in the state of Goiás between 2020 and 2024, and compare it with the Central-West region and Brazil. Data from the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System were used. The results showed that low weight in pregnant women was more prevalent in Goiás compared to the Central-West and Brazil, while obesity showed higher percentages nationally, although with a growing trend also in Goiás. For obesity, the rates increased from 21.6% in 2020 to 24.98% in 2024. This scenario highlights the difficulty of access to healthcare, inadequate eating habits, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and educational factors. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt public health and food and nutrition education actions, whose objective is to raise awareness among pregnant women about the importance of adequate nutritional status.