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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey

On-line version ISSN 1025-0255

Abstract

RAMOS PEREZ, Eloisa; SANCHEZ LUEIRO, Mayra; AMADOR DE VARONA, Caridad Irene  and  RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ, Miguel. Behavior of multiple pregnancies and its main perinatal indicators. AMC [online]. 2008, vol.12, n.4. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: The coexistence of two or more fetuses in the uterine cavity defines the multiple pregnancies term. To the simultaneous development of two is called gemellarity. Objective: To determine the behavior of multiple pregnancies in our province and its main perinatal indicators. Method: A descriptive observational study from January to December 2006 was conducted at "Ana Betancourt de Mora" Provincial Educational Gynecobstetric Hospital. The universe was constituted by 66 women carriers of multiple gestations; data were collected from the morbidity book of expectant mother wards, of the medical histories and grouped in a form and processed by means of descriptive statistics and distribution of frequency. Results: Pregnant women with white race and ages among 20-34 years predominated; the most frequent associated diseases were the vaginal infection and the anemia. The cephalic-cephalic presentation was the most frequent one, the dystocic labors predominated. As maternal morbidity the anemia predominated and in newborns the prematurity; there was 13 fetal deaths and no maternal neither neonatal deaths were registered. Conclusions: The maternal morbidity rate was low, the anemia was the one most presented and regarding to morbi- perinatal mortality the low weight was pointed out in its two components (preterm and intrauterine growth retarded).

Keywords : Epidemilogy descriptive; pregnancy multiple [physiology]; behavioral sciences; morbidity; anemia; infant mortality; indicators of morbity and mortality.

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