Intraretinal Hemorrhages in Newborns at the Hospital De San José: Incidence and Associated

Abstract

Results: A total of 190 newborns were examined, finding an incidence of intraretinal hemorrhages of 22.6% (95% CI 16.6 to 28.6). Most of the mothers were nulliparous (55.8%) and deliveries were eutocic (65.1%). From newborns with hemorrhages, 81.3% were born at term, and hemorrhages in most patients (93.0%) were resolved by the second week of monitoring.Associations between hemorrhages and cesarean section (RR 0.42, CI 0.22 to 0.79) and episiotomy (RR 1.73, CI 1.02 to 2.94) were observed. Conclusions:Newborns who presented intraretinal hemorrhages were children of nulliparous mothers on whom episiotomy was performed, and some with eutocic and instrumented Intraretinal hemorrhages in newborns:Incidence and associated factors deliveries. The first two variables had statistical significance for the development of intraretinal hemorrhages.