Background:

Pregnant women constitute a population group vulnerable to several health problems, including those from the oral component, partially due to lack of knowledge on factors that cause them and changes that occur during this period.

Objective:

To identify the level of knowledge, attitudes, practices and self-perception on oral health in pregnant women at the San Pedro Doctor´s Office in Trinidad.

Methodology:

A descriptive cross-sectional observational study was conducted from September 2020 to February 2021. 57 pregnant patients were selected from the San Pedro Doctor´s Office in Trinidad. The following variables were studied: age, level of knowledge, attitudes, practices and self-perception on oral health.

Results:

Insufficient oral health knowledge was found in 47.4 % of pregnant women, 70.2 % with non-favorable attitudes, 63.2 % with poor practices and 68.4 % with low self-perception on oral health.

Conclusions:

Less than half of pregnant women had a low level on oral health knowledge and more than half had non-favorable attitudes, poor practices and low self-perception on oral health.

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