title: [Maternal and perinatal outcomes in nulliparous gestations with late onset preeclampsia: Comparative study with gestations without preeclampsia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess obstetrical outcomes in a sample of nulliparous gestations with preeclampsia, as compared to gestations without preeclampsia, attended in the Enrique C. Sotomayor Hospital of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a comparative study of maternal and perinatal outcome data of gestations with late onset preeclampsia (n=150; gestational age=36.7±3.3 weeks) with that of normal gestations (n=150; gestational age 38.7±1.7 weeks).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost three-quarters (73.3%) of preeclampsia cases were defined as severe. Compared to normal gestations, preeclampsia cases had higher anthropometric indices (neck and mid-arm circumference) and had more oligohydramnios, cesarean sections, transfusions, distressed fetuses, and adverse perinatal outcomes such as, lower Apgar scores at birth, and more preterm births, lower birth weight and small for gestational age infants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gestations with preeclampsia had a negative impact on maternal and perinatal outcomes compared to gestations without preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gineco-Obstétrico Enrique C. Sotomayor, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Instituto de Biomedicina, Área de Investigación de la Salud de la Mujer, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salazar-Pousada
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gineco-Obstétrico Enrique C. Sotomayor, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Instituto de Biomedicina, Área de Investigación de la Salud de la Mujer, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Electronic address: peter.chedraui@cu.ucsg.edu.ec.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chedraui
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gineco-Obstétrico Enrique C. Sotomayor, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villao
authors.affiliation: Red de Investigación en Ginecología, Obstetricia y Reproducción, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, España.
authors.forename: Gonzalo R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Pérez-Roncero
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gineco-Obstétrico Enrique C. Sotomayor, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010298:Parity; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Embarazo; Maternal outcome; Perinatal outcome; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Resultados maternos; Resultados perinatales