Problem: Practice of reporting cases of women with induced abortion to the police is relatively common and add legal and police problems to these patients. Objective: To determine perception, opinion, knowledge, attitudes and practices of gynecologists regarding information given to the police on patients with induced abortion. Design: Qualitative participatory, and quantitative observational cross-sectional prospective study. Setting: Three hospitals of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), Lima, Peru. Participants: Gynecologists and obstetricians. Methodology: Thirty-three obstetricians and gynecologists from three hospitals were systematically selected for in depth interview. Other 69 doctors completed a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Participation was voluntary and the study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of each of the three hospitals. Main outcome measur...

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for preeclampsia in Peruvían women. Design: Prospective case control clinical study. SETTING: Materno Perinatal Institute and Dos de Mayo Hospital between August 1997 and January 1998. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred eighty-seven preeclampsic women were compared with 193 normotensive pregnant women. Cases were matched to controls regarding Inaternal age and gestational age. Potential associated factors were analyzed using univariated analysis and then logistic regression to adjust to confounders. RESULTS: Pre eclampsia was associated to primiparity but only by univaried analysis (OR. 1,86, IC95: 1,2-3,0). History of a previous pregnancy complicated with preeclampsia was the main risk factor associated to preeclampsia (OR: 9,7. IC95%: 3,4-27,3). Obesity was marginally associated to preeclampsia (OR: 2,1. IC95%: 0,8-5,4) and there was a marginally sig...

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for preeclampsia in Peruvían women. Design: Prospective case control clinical study. SETTING: Materno Perinatal Institute and Dos de Mayo Hospital between August 1997 and January 1998. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred eighty-seven preeclampsic women were compared with 193 normotensive pregnant women. Cases were matched to controls regarding Inaternal age and gestational age. Potential associated factors were analyzed using univariated analysis and then logistic regression to adjust to confounders. RESULTS: Pre eclampsia was associated to primiparity but only by univaried analysis (OR. 1,86, IC95: 1,2-3,0). History of a previous pregnancy complicated with preeclampsia was the main risk factor associated to preeclampsia (OR: 9,7. IC95%: 3,4-27,3). Obesity was marginally associated to preeclampsia (OR: 2,1. IC95%: 0,8-5,4) and there was a marginally sig...