Factores maternos asociados al parto prematuro en el área de ginecología del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo.

Abstract

Preterm birth is defined as the birth of a fetus after 20 weeks and before reaching 37 weeks of gestation, more than 15 million babies are born prematurely every year in the world and more than one million of them die from complications derived from birth, among the factors associated with premature birth are age, ethnicity, multiparity, personal pathological history, transplacental infections and lack of prenatal controls. Objective: to determine the maternal factors associated with premature delivery in the Gynecology area of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital. Type of study: descriptive, Method: quantitative, Cutting: Transversal, Design According to time: Prospective. Population: pregnant women aged 15 to 30, treated in the gynecology area. Technique: Indirect observation, Instrument: Indirect observation data collection matrix by reviewing medical records. There are several factors that are associated with premature delivery, as a result: the presence of Urinary Tract Infections with 76%, Premature Membrane Rupture with 12%, Hypertensive Disorders 7%, Diabetes with 5% presenting more in pregnant women Afro-Ecuadorian ethnicity. In conclusion: the majority of women who culminate their pregnancy in premature delivery was due to the incidence of urinary tract infections.