[The multipara today: a socio-biological analysis].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate if and in which way work affects the choice of pregnancy and what is the outcome of pregnancy in multipara.


METHODS
A retrospective study of 820 women who delivered at the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology II at the University of Bari, in the period 1993-1996 was performed.


CONCLUSIONS
The results show that work and its problems influence the choice of having more children and that multiparity is related to a greater incidence of premature deliveries.
Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica II, Università degli Studi, Bari.
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D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007558:Italy; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors