Factors associated to the types of obstetrical trauma in newborn in the “Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo” from 2004 to 2005

Abstract

The level of association of some selected factors to the observed types of obstetrical trauma in newborns in the Obstetrics Service of the “Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo” during the 2004-2005 period was studied. A retrospective, nonexperimental, cross section design of simple descriptive type was used to previously find out the incidence of the obstetrical trauma and of comparative descriptive type to study the association between this variable and the considered factors; the relevant information of clinical histories of each analysis unit (newborn and his corresponding mother) was compiled in Cards of Data Collection and analyzed with the exact test of Fisher to establish the significance of the association between both variables It was found that the global incidence of obstetrical trauma was 17,60% and that the caput succedaneum, cefalohematoma and fracture of clavicle were the injuries of greater incidence with 15,99%, 1,52% and 0,23%, respectively; it was also found that exists significant association only between the primiparity and the above mentioned injuries, the low mother stature and the fracture of clavicle, the great prematurity and the multiple pregnancy with the nonappearance of caput succedaneum, the macrocephaly and the fracture of clavicle, the prolonged childbirth and caput succedaneum, the forceps-assisted vaginal childbirth and cefalohematoma, as well as between the maneuver of Kristeller and caput succedaneum and the fracture of clavicle.