[Characterization of fetal deaths and associated factors in a high complexity hospital in a Latin American country].
Autor: | Molina-Giraldo S, Solano-Montero AF, Gómez-Parra SR, Rojas-Arias JL, Acuña-Osorio E |
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Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
Zdroj: | Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico [Ginecol Obstet Mex] 2014 Sep; Vol. 82 (9), pp. 595-603. |
Abstrakt: | Background: Stillbirth remains a problem; therefore requires delving analyzed to assess their causes and strategies that prevent or decrease. Objective: To establish the frequency, describe the sociodemographic and medical characteristics, and factors associated with fetal death in a high complexity hospital in Bogotá, Colombia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study quantifying stillbirth and associated factors was conducted in the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013. Results: There were 112 fetal deaths, from a total of 15408 births, for a fetal mortality rate of 7.3 per 1000 live births. The average age of the patients was 27.9 years (SD 7.7), 70.5 % of fetal deaths occurred in mothers aged 20-35 years, in primigravidae (33%), between 20 and 28 weeks gestational age (42.9%), in fetuses with weights between 500 and 1000 gr (47.8%). The most frequent medical history was hypothyroidism (5.4%) and chronic hypertension (4.5%). The most common diseases associated with pregnancy were oligohydramnios (21.4%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (17%), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) (17%), and polyhydramnios (16.9%). The most frequently altered test for evaluation of fetal wellbeing was the absent or decreased fetal movements (44.6%), autopsy was performed in 45.5% of cases being the main reported causes of death, chorioamnionitis (21.5%) and placental insufficiency (15.6%). Conclusion: Stillbirth remains a prevalent problem, our findings suggest the need to develop methods to implement the fetal surveillance in patients with risk factors in order to make timely decisions. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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