Obstetrical condition and neonatal neurological outcome in Dominica, the Caribbean: a comparative study - abstract
West Indian med. j
; 40(suppl. 1): 15, Apr. 1991.
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em Inglês
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| ID: med-5611
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
The risk factors during pregnancy and delivery and neurological morbidity of the newborn were assessed in a birth cohort in Dominica, West Indies. The data were compared with those from 2 reference groups from Grenada, West Indies and Groningen, the Netherlands. Despite variations in cultural and socio-economic factors among the 3 groups, the similarities in obstetrical status, neonatal neurological morbidity and perinatal relationships were more striking than the differences. The Dominican group showed a significantly higher rate of preterm births than the other 2 groups. Preterm birth was associated with a significant increase in neurological deviancy. In general, motility and muscle tone were found to be lower in West Indians than in Netherlands newborns (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Mortalidade Infantil
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Dominica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência