Incidence of postcesarian febrile morbidity as related to prenatal care and nutritional state before pregnancy

RESUMO

Two hundred and eight-three patients were studied regarding prenatal care and nutritional state as related to incidence of postcesarean febrile morbidity. Regarding place of prenatal care, the results showed a statistically higler incidence in patients not attended at the Service of the Hospital Säo Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina. No difference of postecesarean febrile morbidity could be observed between patients attended at the Hospital Säo Paulo and those attende elsewhere regarding number of medical examinations during prenatal care. In regard to the nutritional state before pregnancy, obese and undernourished patients presented a statistically higher incidence when compared to eutrophic patients