Abstract

ARGILAGOS CASASAYAS, Grisell et al. Maternal and perinatal impact of chorioamnionitis. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.1, pp. 49-55. ISSN 1029-3019.

A case-control study of 96 pregnant women (48 in each group) who gave birth in «Tamara Bunke Bider» Teaching Gynecological and Obstetrical Hospital from Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January, 2008 to December, 2009, with the objective of determining the repercussion of chorioamnionitis in the health indicators of the binomial mother-neonate. All the pregnant women with 28 weeks of gestation and more were included in the investigation. To validate the results the non parametric test for X2, the percentage method and the proportions were used. It was found that this disorder influenced on the occurrence of preterm births, in the high rates of cesarean sections, as well as on the neonates and puerperal early sepsis. It was concluded that chorioamnionitis influenced negatively on the mentioned indicators.

Keywords : pregnant woman; chorioanmionitis; preterm childbirth; Cesarean section; neonatal sepsis; health indicators; maternal hospital.

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