Carlos Fernando Grillo-Ardila

Maternal Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight in Term Neonates: A Case-controlled Study

OBJECTIVE  To identify maternal factors associated with the presence of low birth weight in term neonates. METHODS  Matched hospital-based case-controlled study performed in a high complexity institution located in the city of Neiva, Colombia. The study included women with term gestation and singleton live fetuses. Patients with prior diseases, coming from other regions, with pregnancy resulting from assisted reproduction, or with a diagnosis of fetal abnormality or aneuploidy were excluded. Low birth weight was the dependent variable, and the independent variables that were analyzed were maternal sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Adjusted and non-adjusted odds ratios (aOR and OR) together with the 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were reported. RESULTS  The study included 270 participants (90 cases and 180 controls). Controlling for maternal age, educational level, socioeconomic and civil status, social security and the presence of maternal disease during gestation, it was found that weight gain (aOR 0.77, 95% CI 0.70-0.85) and the absence of prenatal care (aOR 8.20, 95% CI 3.22-20.87) were among the factors associated with low birth weight. CONCLUSIONS  The absence of weight gain and of prenatal care are factors associated with the presence of low birth weight in term neonates and should be considered in clinical practice.

Systematic review of prostaglandin analogues for retained placenta

Medical management of retained placenta could be a safe alternative to manual removal.

P2.03 Antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

Introduction Microorganisms associated with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) have been isolated from the normal flora of the male genital tract, and their presence could be related to the recurrence of BV in women after antibiotic treatment. Therefore, the treatment of sexual partners could decrease the recurrence of infection.To assess the effectiveness in women and the safety in men of concurrent antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women treated for BV. Search methods We searched the Cochrane STI Specialised Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, ClinicalTrials and Web of Science. We also handsearched conference proceedings. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials that compared the concurrent use of any antibiotic treatment with placebo by the sexual partners of women treated for BV. Data collection and analysis Authors independently assessed trials for inclusion, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. Disagreements were resolved through consensus. Quality of the evidence were assessed using GRADE. Results Five trials (854 patients) met our inclusion criteria. High quality evidence shows that antibiotic treatment does not increase the rate of clinical or symptomatic improvement in women during the first week (risk ratio (RR) 0.99, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96 to 1.03; RR 1.06, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.12; respectively) or between the first and fourth week (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.11; RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.03; respectively). Antibiotic treatment does not led to a lower recurrence (RR 1.28, 95% CI 0.68 to 2.43) in women, but increases the frequency of adverse events reported by sexual partners (RR 2.55, 95% CI 1.55 to 4.18). Conclusion High quality evidence shows that antibiotic treatment for sexual partners of women with BV, does not increase the rate of clinical or symptomatic improvement and does not led to a lower recurrence rate into the women, but increases the frequency of adverse events reported by sexual partners.