Original scientific paper
Preterm births at the Department of gynecology and obstetrics, University hospital Split
Zdravko Odak
orcid.org/0000-0001-8341-9760
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split
Damir Roje
; Klinika za ženske bolesti i porode, KBC Split, Split
Iris Mašković
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split
Marko Vulić
; Klinika za ženske bolesti i porode, KBC Split, Split
Zoran Meštrović
; Klinika za ženske bolesti i porode, KBC Split, Split
Marin Barač
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split
Abstract
Aim: This paper presents characteristics of preterm births and preterm infants from
singleton pregnancies. Methods: The data refer to a 2-year period (2008-2009) and were collected
from the birth protocol of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University
Hospital Split. The study included all mothers with prematurely born infants. Multiple pregnancies,
stillborn and malformed newborns were excluded from the study. Results: During the
research period, 436 (4.8 %) of all infants (n = 9042) were born as preterm newborns. The
caesarean section was performed on 144 (33 %) premature infants. The rate of hypothrophic
(11.6 % vs. 9.2 %; P = 0.113) and hypertrophic (7,3 % vs. 8.4 %; P = 0.438) infants did not differ
in preterm and term neonates. Ponderal index of preterm infants was lower (2.45 g/cm3 vs.
2.68 g/cm3; P < 0.001). Low APGAR score is thirteen times more frequent in the study group
(27.5 % vs. 2.1 %; P < 0.001). Conclusion: The frequency of preterm birth in the Department is
within the statistical average of developed countries. Preterm births are associated with higher
rate of caesarean section with no difference in the frequency of occurrence of fetal hypotrophy
and hypertrophy. In premature infants, ponderal index is significantly lower.
Keywords
caesarean section; preterm delivery; preterm infants
Hrčak ID:
103486
URI
Publication date:
5.6.2013.
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