OBJETIVE: To compare the acceptability of two registers of fetal movements perceived by the mother in a low-risk population. Location: San Bartolome Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between October 1998 and March 1999, 350 pregnant women randomly selected for recording fetal movements in the chart proposed by the Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP) and 350 for the record in an alternate graph ("Count up 10 "). The difficulty filling, the performance thereof was evaluated, and the degree of acceptance of both primers was compared. The results were subjected to statistical evaluation with x2 test, accepting a value of p <0.05 as significant. RESULTS: Of 700 pregnant women evaluated, 64% (n = 224) of the Primer Group CLAP aptly met the registration of fetal movements, compared with 91% (n = 319) group Primer "Count to 10" ( . p <0.01) CONCLUSION: For a low-risk pregnant population...

OBJETIVE: To compare the acceptability of two registers of fetal movements perceived by the mother in a low-risk population. Location: San Bartolome Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between October 1998 and March 1999, 350 pregnant women randomly selected for recording fetal movements in the chart proposed by the Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP) and 350 for the record in an alternate graph ("Count up 10 "). The difficulty filling, the performance thereof was evaluated, and the degree of acceptance of both primers was compared. The results were subjected to statistical evaluation with x2 test, accepting a value of p <0.05 as significant. RESULTS: Of 700 pregnant women evaluated, 64% (n = 224) of the Primer Group CLAP aptly met the registration of fetal movements, compared with 91% (n = 319) group Primer "Count to 10" ( . p <0.01) CONCLUSION: For a low-risk pregnant popu...

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of CONCYTEC from Peru and DSF-IRD (JEAI) from France. We express our thanks to members of the Yanesha community who were willing to share with us their knowledge about medicinal plants. The authors are grateful to Candy Ruiz from LID-UPCH, for technical assistance in plants extractions. Céline Valadeau, Adriana Pabon and Denis Castillo received grants from the Institut Franc¸ ais des Etudes Andines, Colciencias and the Belgian technical cooperation respectively. Part of this work was supported by a grant from the International Foundation for Sciences attributed to Dionicia Gamboa