Women with a history of PIH were found to have a higher frequency of long-term endothelial dysfunction.

RESUMOObjetivos: descrever aspectos da assistência e resultados obstétricos da gravidez em adolescentes atendidas em um centro de atendimento terciário do Ceará e comparar os resultados maternos e perinatais entre adolescentes precoces e tardias. Métodos: em estudo transversal, analítico, avaliaram-se 2.058 casos, sendo 322 (15,6%) de adolescentes precoces e 1.736 (84,4%) tardias, atendidas no ano de 2000. Foram analisados as intercorrências clínicas no pré-natal, tipo de parto, indicações de cesárea, idade gestacional no parto, peso do recém-nascido ao nascimento, adequação do peso à idade gestacional, índices de Apgar no primeiro e quinto minuto de vida, presença de malformações e óbito neonatal. Utilizaram-se o teste exato de Fisher e o χ 2 na comparação entre os dois grupos. Calculou-se também a razão de prevalência. Resultados: do total de partos ocorridos no período, 25,9% eram de adolescentes e a média de idade destas foi de 17,2 anos. Constatouse que 88% freqüentaram o pré-natal, sendo 60% com número insufi ciente de consultas. As intercorrências clínicas mais freqüentes foram a pré-eclâmpsia (14,7%), a anemia (12,9%) e a infecção do trato urinário (6,4%), sem diferença de freqüência entre os grupos. Ocorreram 31,3% de nascimentos por cesárea, sendo a pré-eclâmpsia a principal indicação nas duas faixas etárias (25 e 23%, respectivamente). A freqüência de Apgar menor que 7 no primeiro minuto foi de 19,9% no grupo das adolescentes precoces e 14,2% entre as tardias (x²=6,96, p=0,008). Não houve diferença quanto à freqüência de prematuridade (20,2 vs 16,1%), recém-nascido pequeno para idade gestacional (12,4 vs 10,4%), baixos escores de Apgar de quinto minuto (5,3 vs 3,3%), malformações congênitas (3,1 vs 2,7%) e morte neonatal (1,6 vs 3,1%). Conclusões: as gestantes adolescentes precoces e tardias apresentaram evolução da gestação e desempenho obstétrico semelhantes, exceto pela diferença nos escores de Apgar no primeiro minuto. PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Gravidez na adolescência; Pré-eclâmpsia; Assistência perinatal; Resultado da gravidez ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe the obstetric outcomes in pregnant adolescents at a tertiary hospital and to compare the maternal and labor outcomes between precocious and late adolescents. Methods: in a transversal analytical study, 2058 cases were evaluated, considering 322 (15.65%) from the precocious group and 1736 (84.35%) from the late group that delivered at the "Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand/UFC" from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. The clinical complications in the prenatal period, kind of delivery, indications for cesarean section, birth gestational age at birth, birth weight, comparison of birth weight and gestational age, Apgar score at the fi rst and fi fth minute, presence of malformations, and neonatal death were analyzed. The exact Fisher and the χ 2 tests were used to compare both groups. The prevalence ratio was calculated. Results: from of total of deliveries, 25.95% belonged to adolescents. The average age was 17.19 years. Prenatal visits were made by...

OBJECTIVE To analyze temporal trends and distribution patterns of unsafe abortion in Brazil.METHODS Ecological study based on records of hospital admissions of women due to abortion in Brazil between 1996 and 2012, obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Ministry of Health. We estimated the number of unsafe abortions stratified by place of residence, using indirect estimate techniques. The following indicators were calculated: ratio of unsafe abortions/100 live births and rate of unsafe abortion/1,000 women of childbearing age. We analyzed temporal trends through polynomial regression and spatial distribution using municipalities as the unit of analysis.RESULTS In the study period, a total of 4,007,327 hospital admissions due to abortions were recorded in Brazil. We estimated a total of 16,905,911 unsafe abortions in the country, with an annual mean of 994,465 abortions (mean unsafe abortion rate: 17.0 abortions/1,000 women of childbearing age; ratio of unsafe abortions: 33.2/100 live births). Unsafe abortion presented a declining trend at national level (R2: 94.0%, p < 0.001), with unequal patterns between regions. There was a significant reduction of unsafe abortion in the Northeast (R2: 93.0%, p < 0.001), Southeast (R2: 92.0%, p < 0.001) and Central-West regions (R2: 64.0%, p < 0.001), whereas the North (R2: 39.0%, p = 0.030) presented an increase, and the South (R2: 22.0%, p = 0.340) remained stable. Spatial analysis identified the presence of clusters of municipalities with high values for unsafe abortion, located mainly in states of the North, Northeast and Southeast Regions.CONCLUSIONS Unsafe abortion remains a public health problem in Brazil, with marked regional differences, mainly concentrated in the socioeconomically disadvantaged regions of the country. Qualification of attention to women’s health, especially to reproductive aspects and attention to pre- and post-abortion processes, are necessary and urgent strategies to be implemented in the country.

The biometry for the central zone of the fetal adrenal gland predicted delivery within 7 days in pregnant women with spontaneous PB and had a predictive accuracy similar to that of CL measurement.

Objectives To evaluate the prediction of acidemia at birth using cerebral transverse sinus (CTS) Results The S, D and A peak velocities and the S/ ConclusionsThe PIV and the (S − A)/S ratio of the CTS were good predictors of acidemia at birth in this highrisk population with placental insufficiency.