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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1683-98032016000300207</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/ped.2016.diciembre.207-212</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características de los Recién Nacidos de embarazos múltiples en los hospitales de Coronel Oviedo, San Lorenzo y Ciudad del Este]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of Newborns of Multiple Gestation Pregnancies in the hospitals of Coronel Oviedo, San Lorenzo and Ciudad del Este]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chamorro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Norma Liliana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julia Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl Ezequiel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salinas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana María]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Falcón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liz Analía]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barboza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lorena Geraldina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Regional de Coronel Oviedo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Materno Infantil de San Lorenzo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Materno Infantil Los Ángeles de Ciudad del Este  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>207</fpage>
<lpage>212</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032016000300207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032016000300207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032016000300207&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Los recién nacidos de los embarazos múltiples se consideran de alto riesgo, debido a que estos tienen un mayor impacto en los sistemas de salud, por la mayor frecuencia de complicaciones.  Objetivo:  Describir los recién nacidos de embarazos múltiples en 3 hospitales de Paraguay desde el año 2014 al 2016.  Materiales y Métodos:  Estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal. Formulario electrónico que contenía las variables de interés, respecto a la madre y los recién nacidos. El análisis se realizó con Stata v.14.0.  Resultados:  Fueron incluidos 407 recién nacidos, producto de 202 pacientes con embarazo múltiple natural, de las cuales 199 fueron embarazos dobles, 3 triples; la mediana de edad de la madre fue de 26 años, el 59,71% (120) estaba en unión libre. El 63,95% (128) tenían un control prenatal insuficiente. El 53% (106) presentó ITU y 18% (36) HTA asociada al embarazo. El 81,57% (164) de los partos fue por cesárea. El 55,28% (225) fueron del sexo femenino, la mediana de los pesos fue de 2250 gr. El 49.39% (201) nació entre 31 y 36 semanas, y 11,55%(47) menor a 30 semanas. El 98,77% (402) no presentó malformaciones. El 46,40% (187) fueron sanos, mientras que el 28,78% (116) presentó EMH, y 18% (73) asociado a Sospecha de Sepsis. La Mortalidad neonatal fue 14,25% (58).  Conclusión:  La incidencia de embarazos gemelares fue de 1,1 por cada 100 recién nacidos vivos. La mayoría nació en la semana 35 de gestación, resolviéndose primordialmente por vía cesárea, con un deficiente control prenatal en un 64% de las embarazadas. Los productos nacieron con un peso promedio de 2200 gr. La morbilidad más importante fue la EMH y la Sepsis Precoz, llegando a defunciones del orden del 14,25%.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Newborns of multiple gestations pregnancies are considered to be high risk, as they consume greater health system resources, due to the greater frequency of complications.  Objective:  To describe newborns of multiple gestation pregnancies in 3 hospitals in Paraguay from 2014 to 2016.  Materials and Methods:  This was an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. We used an electronic form that tracked the variables of interest, regarding the mother and newborns. The analysis was performed using Stata v.14.0.  Results:  A total of 407 newborns, the products of 202 patients with natural multiple gestation pregnancies, were included, of which 199 were double pregnancies and 3 were triples; the median age of the mothers was 26 years. 59.71% (120) were in free unions. 63.95% (128) had insufficient prenatal control. 53% (106) presented UTI and 18% (36) had hypertensive disease of pregnancy. 81.57% (164) of deliveries were by cesarean section. 55.28% (225) were female, the median of the weights was 2250 gr. 49.39% (201) were born between 31 and 36 weeks gestation, and 11.55% (47) were delivered at less than 30 weeks gestation. 98.77% (402) did not present malformations. 46.40% (187) were healthy, whereas 28.78% (116) presented HMD, and 18% (73) underwent evaluation for Sepsis. Neonatal mortality was 14.25% (58).  Conclusion:  The incidence of twin pregnancies was 1.1 per 100 live births. The majority was born in the 35th week of gestation, being delivered mainly by cesarean section, with deficient prenatal control noted in 64% of the pregnant women. Infants weighed an average of 2200 grams at birth. The most important morbidity were HMD and Neonatal Sepsis, reaching deaths in 14.25%.]]></p></abstract>
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