OBJETIVE: To identify the clinical and epidemiological of pregnant women who have placenta previa (PP) features. DESIGN: Descriptive, prospective and transversal study. PLACE: Specialized Maternal Perinatal Institute (IME), Department of Obstetrics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 59 cases of PP checked by ultrasound and caesarean section were presented. RESULTS: Rates: cumulative incidence 0.63% and 3.39% fetal lethality, was 44% complete central PP and 33.9% marginal; the most affected age group was 20 to 35 with 69.8% of cases; 69.5% had prenatal care; 79.7% were multiparous; 52.5% completed his term gestation and 42.4% between 29 and 36 weeks. Clinical features, 72.9% started bleeding spontaneously, 25% bled abundantly and 52.5% painless. The risk of placenta previa in women over 34 years was OR = 2.03 and OR = 3.31 previous cesarean. 100% of cases ended with segmental caesarean and 5 of them...

OBJETIVE: To identify the clinical and epidemiological of pregnant women who have placenta previa (PP) features. DESIGN: Descriptive, prospective and transversal study. PLACE: Specialized Maternal Perinatal Institute (IME), Department of Obstetrics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 59 cases of PP checked by ultrasound and caesarean section were presented. RESULTS: Rates: cumulative incidence 0.63% and 3.39% fetal lethality, was 44% complete central PP and 33.9% marginal; the most affected age group was 20 to 35 with 69.8% of cases; 69.5% had prenatal care; 79.7% were multiparous; 52.5% completed his term gestation and 42.4% between 29 and 36 weeks. Clinical features, 72.9% started bleeding spontaneously, 25% bled abundantly and 52.5% painless. The risk of placenta previa in women over 34 years was OR = 2.03 and OR = 3.31 previous cesarean. 100% of cases ended with segmental caesarean and 5 of them...

OBJETIVE: To determine the rate of cesarean section and main indications. PLACE: Maternity Hospital. Children Canto Grande of primary care. DESIGN: A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 429 pregnant you cesarean was studied. RESULTS: In 2003, there were 4072 births, 429 were by Caesarean section, giving a rate of 10.5%. In the age group 20 to 35 years 60% of the total and adolescents under 20 years 29.8% was performed. Common law marriage was 82.5% and only 6.7% were married. The main indications of cesarean section were: previous cesarean section (15.4%), breech presentation (13.5%), narrow pelvis (12.6% fetal macrosomia (11.9%) and acute fetal distress (10.5% .). CONCLUSIONS: The rate of cesarean section is the one that corresponds to a first level hospital where no obstetric surgery is practiced in high risk pregnancies, which are referred to h...

OBJETIVE: To determine the rate of cesarean section and main indications. PLACE: Maternity Hospital. Children Canto Grande of primary care. DESIGN: A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 429 pregnant you cesarean was studied. RESULTS: In 2003, there were 4072 births, 429 were by Caesarean section, giving a rate of 10.5%. In the age group 20 to 35 years 60% of the total and adolescents under 20 years 29.8% was performed. Common law marriage was 82.5% and only 6.7% were married. The main indications of cesarean section were: previous cesarean section (15.4%), breech presentation (13.5%), narrow pelvis (12.6% fetal macrosomia (11.9%) and acute fetal distress (10.5% .). CONCLUSIONS: The rate of cesarean section is the one that corresponds to a first level hospital where no obstetric surgery is practiced in high risk pregnancies, which are referred to h...