Retrospective analysis of the results of management in pregnancy and labor of 598 pregnancies during the period 1986-1990. The influence of prophylactic and therapeutic hospitalization related to the gestational age on the complication rate for premature labor, method of delivery, fetal outcome (APGAR-score, umbilical cord-pH, neonatal mortality) will be presented. There is a need for improvement in antenatal care and the management of delivery including liberal indication for prophylactic hospitalization and for delivery by caesarean section.