A relação do Zika vírus em gestantes e suas complicações

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand through a literature review the relationship of Zika virus in pregnant women and its complications. The Zika virus, a vector-borne virus similar to the dengue virus, was responsible for a global epidemic between 2013 and 2017 and emerged as a new agent responsible for severe fetopathies. Women of reproductive age and particularly pregnant women are the most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of the Zika virus epidemic. This viral disease is asymptomatic in most individuals and, when symptomatic, has a mild and self-limited disease, and can produce devastating results in pregnancy. This is a bibliographic, exploratory study carried out through a literature review. Health care protocols for pregnant women should be implemented in health units, where they will be guided by health professionals, such as the nurse, on the preventive actions of Zika virus infection, to pay adequate attention to prenatal care, childbirth and birth, and guide and monitor the rehabilitation of children diagnosed with microcephaly, highlighting early stimulation.