[Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome as an important clinical problem]. / Zespól zapalenia przedsionka pochwy jako istotny problem kliniczny.

Clinical problems of etiology and therapy vulvovaginitis syndrome were shown.

[Peritoneal hemorrhage after rupture of the uterine ligament latum venous plexus during the 26th week of pregnancy]. / Krwotok do jamy otrzewnowej spowodowany samoistnym peknieciem splotu zylnego wiezadla szerokiego macicy w 26 tygodniu ciazy.

The article presents a case of spontaneous rupture of the uterine venous plexus on the right side ih a 32 year old multipara in 26th week of pregnancy. Attention is called to diagnostic difficulties of this complication and methods of controlling venous bleeding are discussed.

[Epidemiology of the pregnant women risk groups according to Troszynski's criterion with special regard to risk factors of potentially environmental character]. / Epidemiologia grup ryzyka kobiet ciezarnych wedlug Troszynskiego ze szczególnym uwzglednieniem czynników ryzyka ciazy mogacych zalezec od srodowiska.

THE AIM: To evaluate the occurrence of specific increased risk groups of pregnancies against a background of the environment contamination in Rybnik. Environmental pregnancy risk factors were particularly taken into consideration. METHODS: Pregnant women giving birth in the Obstetrical Department in Rybnik in the years 1986-2000. Were study subject. The occurrence of factors dependent on the environment was the object of the inquiry. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The concentration of chemical substances in Rybnik in the years 1988-2000 revealed a declining tendency. Uncomplicated pregnancies were noticed in 50% of the cases. There was no evident correlation between professional activity and the occurrence of increased risk groups.

[Analysis of stillbirths in Rybnik in the years 1991-2000]. / Analiza ciaz obumarlych na terenie miasta Rybnika w latach 1991-2000.

153 cases of stillbirths, which took place in Gynecological & Obstetrical Department in Rybnik by 1991-2000 were analyzed. In one third of the cases women did not receive prenatal care. Most stillbirths were noticed in a birth weight range between 501-1000 g. The majority of parturients were unemployed and multiparous ones.

[Level of stress during pregnancy estimated by mothers and average weight of newborns and frequency of low birth weight]. / Poziom stresu w czasie ciazy w ocenie matek a sredni ciezar ciala noworodków i czestosc wystepowania malej urodzeniowej masy ciala.

Low birth weight is still important health problem in many countries. Children's low birth weight increases mortality, injures central nervous system, somatic, interferes with intellectual and emotional development. Low birth weight is frequently occurring in Poland--between 7-9% of live births. There are many risk factors, among them behavioural and environmental. In Poland an attention was put on chemical and physical environmental factors. Behavioural factors (stress) are disregarded. In the present paper it was decided to check the relationship between stress during pregnancy (estimated by pregnant), child birth weight and frequency of low birth weight. The research was carried out by use of a questionnaire using the "case-control study". In the research were involved 450 mothers of new-born children (the group of cases: untimely, premature delivery or child birth weight below 2500 g) and 450 mothers of new-born children (control group-physiologically delivered). Mothers were asked about their relations to the pregnancy; professional and personal stress during pregnancy was estimated. The results were analysed by counting risk ratio coefficient (RR) and correlation coefficient. The research showed, that there is no relation between acceptation of pregnancy, stress and frequency of low birth weight or the average child birth weight. The researches didn't prove unfavourable influence of stress reaction caused by professional and personal stressors on intrauterine foetus development.