Publicación: ADVERSE PERINATAL OUTCOMES AFTER THE FEBRUARY 27TH 2010 CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE
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2012
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Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
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OBJECTIVE: TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE FEBRUARY 27TH EARTHQUAKE EXPOSITION WAS ASSOCIATED TO ADVERSE PERINATAL OUTCOMES IN CHILEAN PREGNANT WOMEN.
METHODS: WE ANALYZED ALL DELIVERIES OCCURRED IN 2009 (N = 3,609) AND 2010 (N = 3,279) IN A REFERENCE HOSPITAL IN THE AREA OF THE EARTHQUAKE. FURTHERMORE, WE INVESTIGATED PREGNANT WOMEN WHO GAVE BIRTH BETWEEN MARCH 1ST AND DECEMBER 31ST 2010 (N = 2,553) AND WE CLASSIFIED THEM ACCORDING TO TIMING OF EXPOSITION.
RESULTS: WE FOUND A 9% REDUCTION IN BIRTH RATE, BUT AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF EARLY PRETERM DELIVERIES (
