title: [The puerperal infection in a delivery center: occurrence and predisposing factors].
abstract: The Delivery Center (DC) provides obstetric assistance centered on the parturient's needs according to scientific evidences. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of puerperal infection in the DC and to compare the clinical obstetric characteristics of the women readmitted in the hospital with puerperal infection to those who were not readmitted in the hospital. It is an exploratory and non-experimental research with retrospective data collection. The population was based on 51 puerparae who received assistance in the DC, from 2000 to 2003. The results demonstrated that among 10,559 deliveries, 0.16% of them presented puerperal infection and the obstetric assistance given in the DC was related to the puerperal infection, only when considering the duration of the labor. It was concluded that the obstetric assistance given by this model of care brings benefits to the women.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Geral de Itapecerica da Serra - SP. nxsm@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Nilce Xavier de Souza
authors.initials: NX
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Neide de Souza
authors.initials: Nde S
authors.lastname: Praça
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016550:Birthing Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors