Abstract
Introduction: High-risk or neurobiological vulnerable children are those who are more likely to have alterations in their psychomotor development during their pre-, peri-, or post-natal periods. Evidence suggests that these children must have early medical care.
Objective: To describe the frequency of high-risk neuro-biological infants born during 2008 in Vina del Mar Quillota public health hospitals.
Methods: A descriptive design was used based on the analysis of existing information in the maternity and neonatology record books regarding live births in public hospitals of this service network.
Results: The high-risk children accounted for 21.01% of all live births. The most frequent biological risk factors were prematurity (11.4%), intrauterine growth retardation (9.0%) and low birth weight (7.8%).
Conclusion: This epidemiological study represents the starting point for exploring the existing need to have statistical records of the various risk factors as well as have formal spaces for early treatment in the Quillota Vina del Mar health service to prevent and treat abnormal psychomotor development in all children with neurobiological risk.
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