Incidence of fetal macrosomia: maternal and fetal morbidity
Rodríguez-Rojas, R.R.; Cantú-Esquivel, M.G.; Benavides-de la Garza, L.; Benavides-de Anda, L.
Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Mexico 64: 247-250
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9041 PMID: 8754723 Document Number: 467507
The macrosomia is an obstetric eventuality associated to high maternal-fetal morbidity-mortality. This assay was planned in order to know the incidence of macrosomia in our institution, the relation between vaginal and abdominal deliveries and the fetal-maternal morbidity we reviewed 3590 records and we found 5.6% incidence of macrosomia in the global obstetric population. There was 58% of vaginal deliveries, 68% of the newborn were male. The main complications were in the C. sections, 2 laceration of the hysterectomy, and 2 peroperative atonias. In the vaginal deliveries, the lacerations of III and IV grade were 9 of each grade. The main fetal complications were 5 slight to severe asphyxia and 4 shoulder dystocias. This assay concludes that the macrosomia in our service is similar to the already published ones, a 42% were C. section and the maternal-fetal morbidity was low.