The objective of this study was identify the association between delays in the care provided to pregnant women and the fetal death outcome, in a tertiary reference maternity hospital in the Northeastern Brazil. A case-control study, with 72 cases of fetal death and 144 controls (live births) in women admitted to the Obstetrics Service of the Assis Chateaubriand Teaching Maternity Hospital, in Fortaleza, Ceara´ ...
Objectives: to determine the prevalence of endothelial dysfunction and its association with a history of mild and severe preeclampsia in adolescents. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out at the MEAC-UFC with 103 primiparous adolescents postpartum. The assessment of endothelial function was performed by way of flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery. Variables (age, body mass index, gestation...
To estimate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women, comparing the positive group to the negative one in respect to socio-demographic factors, gynecologic history and exam, evaluating the risk factors associated to Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection. Subjects and methods: Hybrid capture test for Chlamydia trachomatis was performed in 446 pregnant women at Hospital Geral Dr César Cals, fro...