OBJECTIVES.? To evaluate the obstetric and perinatal results in term patients with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) who were submitted for labor induction with oxytocin. MATERIAL AND METHODS.? Retrospective study done at the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital obstetrical service between April 1998 and March 1999 (1year), includes al1 term pregnant women with PROM who had labor induced with oxytocin. RESUL7S 324 patients (8, 1 %) presented PROM, 288 (88,9%) were term pregnancies and 89 fultilled the inclusion criteria. Vaginal delivery occurred in 76 patients (85,6%). Nine patients (10, 1 ?/o) had chorioamniotitis. Only 3 neonates presented Apgar score 4to 6, 10 (11,2%) qualified as potentially infected neonates and 14 (15,7%) presented signs of neonatal sepsis. The final evolution was satisfactory in all cases. CONCLUSIONS.? Induction of labor with oxytocin showed favorable results in 85% of...

OBJECTIVES.? To evaluate the obstetric and perinatal results in term patients with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) who were submitted for labor induction with oxytocin. MATERIAL AND METHODS.? Retrospective study done at the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital obstetrical service between April 1998 and March 1999 (1year), includes al1 term pregnant women with PROM who had labor induced with oxytocin. RESUL7S 324 patients (8, 1 %) presented PROM, 288 (88,9%) were term pregnancies and 89 fultilled the inclusion criteria. Vaginal delivery occurred in 76 patients (85,6%). Nine patients (10, 1 ?/o) had chorioamniotitis. Only 3 neonates presented Apgar score 4to 6, 10 (11,2%) qualified as potentially infected neonates and 14 (15,7%) presented signs of neonatal sepsis. The final evolution was satisfactory in all cases. CONCLUSIONS.? Induction of labor with oxytocin showed favorable results in 85% of...

Objetivos: Identificar las causas de los casos de muerte fetal, así como sus características sociodemográficas, clínicas, patológicas, y la tasa. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo. Se buscaron los casos de muerte fetal en el libro de registros del servicio de obstetricia del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza entre agosto 2003 y noviembre 2004. Se buscaron las historias clínicas e informes anatomopatológicos correspondientes recopilándose los hallazgos. Resultados: Se encontraron 61 casos de muerte fetal, 47 se incluyeron en el estudio. Se registraron 4 524 nacidos vivos. La tasa de muerte fetal fue 13,48 por 1 000 nacidos vivos. Edad gestacional promedio fue de 28,29 semanas y peso promedio de 1 277,86 g. La edad menor a 35 años (76,59%), ausencia de control prenatal o control prenatal inadecuado (66,66%), paridad menor a 4 (86,96%), antecedente d...