Volumen 30 No. 3 (2012)

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Perfil de salud materna y perinatal en hospitales públicos de la provicia del Azuay-Ecuador 2010
(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2012-12) Ortiz Segarra, José Ignacio
Objective: To describe the demographic characteristics, obstetric history, antenatal care, delivery care and newborn conditions treated in public services in the province of Azuay Methods: Descriptive study from databases Perinatal Information System of units of the public health in the province of Azuay in 2010, which was collected by the health personnel involved in maternal and perinatal Attention. Results: 81% of the data is in the SIP. Women who delivered the majority were young, mestizo, with only basic education, married and stable union. Two out of ten are teenage mothers. More than half have had one to three children; most do not plan their pregnancies. In the prenatal care delivery care and newborn (NB) in rules compliance is irre - gular. The 3% of newborns received some resus - citation maneuvers and 0.6% had congenital de - fects. Conclusions: The demographic and obstetric cha - racteristics are similar to other developing countries. The standards for prenatal care, childbirth and the newborn are partially met.