Labor interventions in low- and high-risk parturients in a university hospital.

Objective: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of using interventions in low- and high-risk parturients on maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes during labor.

Methods: This is a prospective study. The analyzed variables were obtained through a questionnaire with puerperal women (between 1- and 48-h postpartum) and through medical record searches.

Intrauterine Zika virus infection: review of the current findings with emphasis in the prenatal and postnatal brain imaging diagnostic methods.

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a widespread flavivirus transmitted to humans through the bite of mosquitoes. The number of ZIKV cases increased significantly between 2015 and 2016, and Brazil was the first to report autochthonous transmission of infection. The main neurological disorder related to ZIKV infection is microcephaly.