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Main Author: Rosa María Méndez
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2002
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10644207
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contents Comparación de la atención del parto normal en los sistemas hospitalario y tradicional Rosa María Méndez María Dolores Cervera Salud Mexico midwives practical complications hospital care Objective. To compare vaginal delivery hospital and traditionalcare systems to identify resources and practices, aswell as maternal and neonatal complications related to eachsystem. Material and Methods. Between 1989 and 1990,a cross-sectional study was conducted in three hospitals ofMerida City and four municipalities of the state of Yucatan.The study sample consisted of 205 women who had a normalvaginal delivery. Delivery procedures were observedand a questionnaire to identify complications was applied15 days after childbirth. Data analysis consisted in comparisonof proportions with the chi-squared test. Results.Maternal and neonatal complications were identified in bothsystems; however, maternal complications were more frequentin hospital care, whereas neonatal complications weremore frequent in traditional delivery care. The total numberof complications was similar in the two systems. Conclusions.No difference was found in the quality of care betweenthe hospital and the traditional systems. Observedcomplications may be attributable to resources and practicesof each system. Additional studies should be conductedto evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of eachsystem, as well as to improve the quality of maternal andchild care. The English version of this paper is available at:http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2002 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10644207 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.44
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publishDate 2002
publisher Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
spellingShingle Comparación de la atención del parto normal en los sistemas hospitalario y tradicional
Rosa María Méndez
Salud
Mexico
midwives
practical
complications
hospital care
Comparación de la atención del parto normal en los sistemas hospitalario y tradicional Rosa María Méndez María Dolores Cervera Salud Mexico midwives practical complications hospital care Objective. To compare vaginal delivery hospital and traditionalcare systems to identify resources and practices, aswell as maternal and neonatal complications related to eachsystem. Material and Methods. Between 1989 and 1990,a cross-sectional study was conducted in three hospitals ofMerida City and four municipalities of the state of Yucatan.The study sample consisted of 205 women who had a normalvaginal delivery. Delivery procedures were observedand a questionnaire to identify complications was applied15 days after childbirth. Data analysis consisted in comparisonof proportions with the chi-squared test. Results.Maternal and neonatal complications were identified in bothsystems; however, maternal complications were more frequentin hospital care, whereas neonatal complications weremore frequent in traditional delivery care. The total numberof complications was similar in the two systems. Conclusions.No difference was found in the quality of care betweenthe hospital and the traditional systems. Observedcomplications may be attributable to resources and practicesof each system. Additional studies should be conductedto evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of eachsystem, as well as to improve the quality of maternal andchild care. The English version of this paper is available at:http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2002 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10644207 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.44
title Comparación de la atención del parto normal en los sistemas hospitalario y tradicional
topic Salud
Mexico
midwives
practical
complications
hospital care
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10644207