COMPLICACIONES DEL PARTO VERTICAL EN EL INSTITUTO NACIONAL MATERNO PERINATAL DE LIMA, PERÚ. ENERO A JULIO DEL 2012.

• Main Authors: Marco Castillo Ayarza, Alejandra Cahuata Mosqueira, Alejandro Calle Brush, Ricardo Muñoz Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de San Martín de Porres 2014-03-01
• Series: Horizonte Médico
• Subjects: vertical delivery; delivery complications
• Online Access: http://www.horizontemedicina.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/48/46
• ISSN: 1727-558X; 2227-3530

Objetive: to determine the most frequent complications during vertical childbirth Material and Methods: 85 medical histories of vertical childbirth during labor were reviewed. Within the sample of 85 patients Results: 11 cases (9%) showed no complications. In 52 patients (40%) episiotomy was performed. Vaginal tearing occurred in 25 patients (19%). Liquid meconium was present in 13 patients (10%). In 7 cases (6%) there was an incomplete delivery, which had to be supplemented with curettage. Hemorrhaging occurred in 6 patients (5%). Cervical laceration, prolonged labor and precipitated labor all occurred in 4 patients (3%). Uterine atony was reported in 3 patients (2%). Excluding episiotomy as a complication, the complication rate would fall from 89% to 48% Conclusion: Complications were similar to the horizontal attention. no adverse effect was observed delivery upright. It is recommended to study larger sample with different data log variable tha allows to know: health provider.