OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and maternal characteristics, birth and neonatal delayed asymmetrical and symmetrical growth. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective study of 396 live births with fetal growth retardation (RCF). RESULTS: The annual incidence was 10.1%, with asymmetrical 242 (61.1%) and symmetrical 154 (38.9%). In single mothers it was higher asymmetrical and cohabitants, symmetrical. There was adequate prenatal care in 71.7%. There were no differences between anthropometric measures, weight gain and maternal hemoglobin between the two types. Preeclampsia, urinary tract infection, premature rupture of membranes, previous cesarean section, premature birth and multiple pregnancy were associated pathologies more frequent, taking the last two significant relationship with symmetrical delay. The fetal malformations represented 4.5% and 4.1% in infants with sy...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the maternal characteristics with statistical probabilities of association with neo natal infection in patients rum premature rupture of membranes (PROM), both at term, as premature. Evaluate the perinatal morbidity and mortality MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective observational study, case-control (infected-no newborn infected) between April 1998 and March 1999, according to protocol established in the Department of Obstetrics Loayza Hospital, entering pregnant with a single fetus, active, without fever and diagnosed with RPM. RESULTS: Of 3985 deliveries, 284 had RPM: 263 were to term and 21 preterm; 8 infants were not assessed (transferred by malformations, four mature, four premature). 259 pregnancies to term 42 infants were infected (16.2%) and 17 premature 11 were infected (64.7%). In term pregnancies, unmarried marital status was statistically significant i...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the maternal characteristics with statistical probabilities of association with neo natal infection in patients rum premature rupture of membranes (PROM), both at term, as premature. Evaluate the perinatal morbidity and mortality MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective observational study, case-control (infected-no newborn infected) between April 1998 and March 1999, according to protocol established in the Department of Obstetrics Loayza Hospital, entering pregnant with a single fetus, active, without fever and diagnosed with RPM. RESULTS: Of 3985 deliveries, 284 had RPM: 263 were to term and 21 preterm; 8 infants were not assessed (transferred by malformations, four mature, four premature). 259 pregnancies to term 42 infants were infected (16.2%) and 17 premature 11 were infected (64.7%). In term pregnancies, unmarried marital status was statistically significant i...