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Survey of the deliveries of immigrant women from developing countries in the 2nd Institute of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Rome, `La Sapienza`, Italy

Five hundred and forty-four immigrant women, admitted from 1983 to 1993 to the 2nd Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Rome University, were enrolled in the study. Africa and East Europe were the most common places of birth. Seventy-five per cent of women gave birth spontaneously, and a caesarean section was performed in 22.2%. The frequency of spontaneous delivery and caesarean section was about the same among Italian and immigrant women.

Ten year survey of the deliveries of immigrant women residing in Rome

As a consequence of the change in the obstetric population towards an ever-increasing number of women who belong to ethnic groups different from that of the local population, the attention of many obstetricians has been drawn to the problems posed by immigrant women [ 1,2]. In order to evaluate the obstetric attitude towards immigrant women, we analyzed the clinical data of 544 immigrant women who delivered at the 2nd Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, between 1983 and 1993. The ages of the women ranged from 15 to 47 years with an average of 27.6 years; 36.5% and 34% came from Africa and Eastern Europe, respectively, and 23.2% and 6.3% came from Asia and South America, respectively. Most of the births (84.2%) occurred within the normal gestation period; 15.8% of the patients gave birth prematurely. Normal deliveries accounted for 75% of the total; operative deliveries

Acquired haemophilia in severe pelvic endometriosis: a new association?

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