[Comparison of Doppler indexes to predict small infants for gestational age in pregnant women with hypertensive syndromes].

Purpose: to determine the best Doppler flow velocimetry index to predict small infants for gestational age (SGAI), in pregnant women with hypertensive syndromes.

Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted enrolling 129 women with high blood pressure, submitted to doppler velocimetry up to 15 days before delivery. Women with multiple fetuses, fetal malformations, genital bleeding, placental abruption, premature rupture of fetal membranes, smoking, use of illicit drugs, and chronic diseases were excluded.

[Factors associated with stillbirth in a school maternity in Pernambuco: a case control study].

Purpose: to investigate the main factors associated with fetal death in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Methods: an observational, case-control study, including cases attended from June 1st 2004 to 31st March 2005. A number of 116 stillbirth cases and 472 live birth controls, with deliveries assisted at the service, were included.