title: [Prevalence of chronic diseases in young postpartum women].
abstract: Five hundred women 20 to 29 years of age were evaluated 48 hr after delivery to detect the presence of chronic diseases. An overall prevalence of 14.4% was found. Circulatory, osteo muscular, connective tissue and endocrine, metabolic and immune related disorders constituted the main groups of diseases detected. Leading diagnosis were hypertension, scoliosis, gallstones and goiter. No differences were found in type of delivery when comparing healthy and chronic disease affected women. Chronic disease in younger females should be further studied in order to avoid complications, sequelae and to improve reproductive conditions in this population.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (División Occidente), Santiago.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Millán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freitte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masalleras
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Porte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de enfermedades cronicas en puerperas jovenes.