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pregnancy under study. It is for this reason that this analysis of
the obstetrical history excludes primiparous women and focuses on
multiparous women (60 for the cases and 126 for the controls).
Percentages according to each group
Obstetrical history Cases Controls Total
> 1 abortion 17 7 10
(X 2 = 2.582; p = 0.12)
> 1 stillbirth 25 10 15
(X 2 = 5.200; p = 0.03)
> 1 premature baby 10 4 6
> 1 Low birth weight
baby (mother's
estimate) 18 16 16
> 1 abnormal fetal
presentation 7 4 5
> 1 Cesarean section 3 2 25
> 1 Neonatal death 38 18 25
> 1 death between
(X 2 = 7.223; p < 0.01)
2 - 11 months 15 18 17
> 1 death after
one year of age 32 28 29
Intrapartum interval:
< 15 months 0 12 8
< 18 months 6 16 13
< 24 months 36 38 37
Several important points come out from this analysis.
One of the more relevant ones is the fact that in this