Survey of risk factors and pregnancy complications in women with prolonged gestation

Introduction: Pregnancy is an extraordinary and remarkable event in a woman's life and requires special care for her individualities. It means an incomparable cycle for her, the art of conceiving her own child. To count the main articles involving risk factors and complications in prolonged pregnancy. Method: This is a descriptive, quantitative and exploratory data analysis study. Research was carried out in two stages: identification of the central problem and a search in the literature for quantitative research that addresses the central objective of the work and the elaboration of the following questions: "What is the nurse's attribution to prolonged pregnancy?"Results: Articles were found in English, Portuguese and Spanish, a total of 14 articles. Conclusion: There is a relative scarcity of articles on risk factors and complications related to prolonged pregnancy, and there is a need for more scientific evidence.