Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy Peruvians. It is possibly one of the leading causes of death in women during their reproductive lives. From there, then, that early diagnosis is a must, because of the magnitude that the problem is in our midst.

Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy Peruvians. It is possibly one of the leading causes of death in women during their reproductive lives. From there, then, that early diagnosis is a must, because of the magnitude that the problem is in our midst.

OBJECTIVE. To determine the risk factors of intrauterine fetal death in a Northern Peruvian population. DESIGN: Retrospective, analytical, case control study of intrauterine fetal death in 2,743 deliveries with newborn weights 500 g or more and/or over 19 weeks gestation ATTENDED AT HOSPITAL DE APOYO III, SULLANA, PERÚ, BETWEEN JUNE 1994 AND JUNE 1995. Data were obtained by the CLAP Perinatal Informatic System. RESULTY: The 92 dead newborns gave a fetal death rate of 33,5 per 1000 newborns; 53,6% occurred during pregnancy, 30,4% in an unknown moment and 11,9% during delivery. Causes of intrauterine death were infections (44,6%), hemorrage (25%) and hipertension (9,8%). Cause of death was not determined in 16,3%. Risk factors of fetal death were: a) Maternal: multiparity (RR 1,65), induced delivery (RR 7,75), PNC (RR 0,44), breech (RR 2,95) and transverse PRESENTATION (RR 4,56), preterm ...