Reflexiones sobre la conducta obstétrica en la embarazada con feto anencefálico
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Sedano L., Manuel
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Reflexiones sobre la conducta obstétrica en la embarazada con feto anencefálico
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Pregnancy of an anencephalic fetus generates deep thoughts
about its diagnosis, treatment and management of maternal risk, having in mind the
irreversibility of the fetal situation. At the present moment, there are no guidelines for labor care
in these cases, probably because in most developed countries in which abortion is legal, these
pregnancies are interrupted earlier. In Chile, where abortion is illegal we must deal with these
situations at the end of the pregnancy period. Of 35,682 labors attended at our hospital, 14
were anencephalic fetuses. In 50% of these a cesarean section was done and in one, a
hysterectomy was required due to uterine inertia
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REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE, Volume: 136, Issue: 6, Pages: 789-792, 2008
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