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MEDISAN
On-line version ISSN 1029-3019
Abstract
TUMBARELL VILLALON, Irma Mercedes; ABRAHAM DUSTE, Leyti María and MONTES DE OCA GARCIA, Arelis. Multiple pregnancy . MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.7, pp.1165-1169. ISSN 1029-3019.
Tha case report of a hipertensive obese woman with multiple pregnancy and obstetric risk history is presented, who was for over a week in Palma Soriano Maternity Hospital until she moved to "Mariana Grajales Coello" Gynecoobstetric Hospital of Santiago de Cuba, where an exaggerated weight gain (17,5 kg) and a high potential for developing pre-eclampsia were detected, which occurred at 31,3 weeks and forced to interrupt the pregnancy. By means of caesarean section 4 girls were extracted, whose mother made good progress after her admission to the Intensive Care Unit for 72 hours.
Keywords : woman; gestation; multiple pregnancy; pre-eclampsia; caesarean section; quadruplet; maternity hospital.