Among women that experience hypertension in pregnancy, the recurrence rate in a next pregnancy is relatively low, and the course of disease is milder for most women with recurrent disease. These reassuring data should be used for shared decision-making in women who consider a new pregnancy after a pregnancy that was complicated by hypertension.

Factors such as hypertension and bleeding comorbidities during delivery and management of gestational age of less than 33 weeks were associated with the birth of VLBW newborns. This group of infants also showed higher RR for the occurrence of early neonatal death.

Background: In this study, we aimed to verify the frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnant women, the main etiologic agents and their antibiotic susceptibilities. Moreover, to confirm UTI as a risk factor for maternal and fetal complications. Methodology: Data collection was performed using medical records from pregnant women suffering from UTIs (the Study Group) and pregnant women without UTIs (the Control Group). Both groups of patients visited the Department of High Risk Pregnancy,

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Artigos originais Resumo ObjetivO: verificar a associação entre abortamentos, perdas fetais recorrentes e pré-eclâmpsia grave e a presença de trombofilias hereditárias e anticorpos antifosfolípides em gestantes. MétOdOs: estudo observacional transversal de 48 gestantes com histórico de abortamentos recorrentes, perdas fetais (Grupo AB), além de pré-eclâmpsia grave (Grupo PE), atendidas no Ambulatório de Gestação de Alto Risco da Faculdade de Medicina (Famed) da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) no período de novembro de 2006 a julho de 2007. Rastreou-se a presença de anticorpos antifosfolípides (anticardiolipina IgM e IgG, anticoagulante lúpico e anti-β 2-glicoproteína I) e trombofilias hereditárias (deficiências de proteínas C e S, antitrombina, hiperhomocisteinemia e mutação do fator V Leiden) nas gestantes de ambos os grupos. Os exames foram realizados durante o pré-natal. Os dados paramétricos (idade e paridade) foram analisados por meio do teste t de Student e os não paramétricos (presença/ ausência de trombofilias hereditárias e anticorpos antifosfolípides, presença/ausência de pré-eclâmpsia grave, perdas fetais e abortamentos de repetição) em tabelas 2X2 utilizando o teste exato de Fisher, considerando significativo p<0,05. ResultadOs: das 48 gestantes, 31 (65%) foram incluídas no Grupo AB e 17 (35%) no Grupo PE. Não houve diferença entre a idade materna e o número de gestações entre os grupos. Houve associação significativa entre abortos e perdas fetais recorrentes e a presença de trombofilias maternas (p<0,05). Não se verificou associação significativa do Grupo AB com a presença de anticorpos antifosfolípides. Também não houve associação significativa entre presença de trombofilias hereditárias e anticorpos antifosfolípides e a ocorrência de pré-eclâmpsia grave em gestação anterior. COnClusões: os dados obtidos sugerem investigação de rotina para trombofilias em pacientes com história de abortamentos recorrentes e perdas fetais em gestações anteriores.

The vertical HIV transmission rate has increased over the years and the recommended interventions have not been fully adopted. HIV-infected pregnant women need adequate prophylactic measures in prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum, requiring greater integration among health professionals.

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Rationale:Necrotizing fasciitis is a destructive tissue infection with rapid progression and high mortality. Thus, it is necessary that high-performance dressings be introduced as possibilities of treatment.Patient concerns:Female patient, 44 years of age, admitted to hospital unit complaining of lesion in the gluteal region and drainage of purulent secretion in large quantity followed by necrosis.Diagnoses:The diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis was carried out with the computerized tomography examination result and its association with the patient's clinical condition.Interventions:Initially, successive debridements were carried out in lower limbs as well as primary dressing with enzymatic debriding action until indication of negative pressure wound therapy, for the period of 2 weeks in the right lower limb and for 5 weeks in the left lower limb, with changes every 72 h. Dressing with saline gauze was used at the end of this therapy until hospital discharge.Outcomes:After the use of negative pressure wound therapy, we observed the presence of granulation tissue, superficialization and reduction of lesion extension. The patient presented good tolerance and absence of complications.Lessons:Negative pressure wound therapy constituted a good option for the treatment of necrotizing fasciitis, despite the scarcity of protocols published on the subject.