Influence of prolonged maternal stay in maternal and perinatal outcomes of two series of patients with placenta previa

To compare the maternal and perinatal outcomes of patients with placenta previa, after the adoption of a prolonged maternal hospital stay, to those of a 1991 series. We performed a retrospective study comparing 108 cases of placenta previa hospitalized in the Maternity School Assis Chateaubriand, Un...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia 2012-01, Vol.34 (1), p.34-39
Main Authors: Alencar Júnior, Carlos Augusto, Alencar, Elana Couto de, Brilhante, Douglas Pinheiro, Teixeira, Marina Diógenes, Feitosa, Francisco Edson de Lucena
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Perinatal Care
Placenta Previa - therapy
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:To compare the maternal and perinatal outcomes of patients with placenta previa, after the adoption of a prolonged maternal hospital stay, to those of a 1991 series. We performed a retrospective study comparing 108 cases of placenta previa hospitalized in the Maternity School Assis Chateaubriand, Universidade Federal do Ceará, during the period from 01/01/2006 to 12/31/2010, with those obtained in 1991, when 101 cases of the pathology were observed at our institution. The following maternal and perinatal data were collected: maternal age, parity, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, maternal stay length, Apgar scores at the 1st and 5th minutes, birth weight, adequacy of birth weight, neonatal length stay, maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates (maternal, fetal, neonatal and perinatal). Statistical analysis was performed using the χ² and Fisher's exact tests. The results were considered significant when p
ISSN:1806-9339
DOI:10.1590/S0100-72032012000100007