Research Question: What is the fecundity rate among fertile couples, and which factors influence it?
Design: Retrospective study of all puerperae attending Cruces University Hospital Human Reproduction Unit over 9 months. An anonymous questionnaire was circulated to all patients, and 2510 valid completed questionnaires were collected. The main inclusion criterion was natural conception resulting in delivery.
Objective: To evaluate the evidence of mother-to-child transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Methods: This is a descriptive, multicentre, observational study in nine tertiary care hospitals throughout Spain. The study population was women with coronavirus disease 2019 during pregnancy.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
October 2013
Congenital transmission of Chagas disease now occurs in areas where the disease is non-endemic, and also from one generation to another. According to epidemiological data from Latin America, the prevalence of the disease in pregnant women is 0.7%-54%, and the prevalence of vertical transmission is around 5%-6%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the efficacy and safety of two methods for induction of labor after previous cesarean section.
Methods: To compare 247 women with a previous cesarean section who were induced with a dinoprostone vaginal insert and 279 women with a previous cesarean section induced with oxytocin, between 2001 and 2008. We evaluated vaginal delivery rate, maternal morbidity and newborn morbidity and mortality.