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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Transferring mothers from a free-standing birth center to a reference hospital

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Author(s):
Isabel Cristina Bonadio [1] ; Camilla Alexsandra Schneck [2] ; Luciana Gomes Pires [3] ; Ruth Hitomi Osava [4] ; Flora Maria Barbosa da Silva [5] ; Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos de Oliveira [6] ; Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco [7]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Artes Ciências e Humanidades. Curso de Obstetrícia - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades. Programa de Pós-Graduação - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-Graduação - Brasil
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica - Brasil
[7] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP; v. 45, n. 6, p. 1301-1308, 2011-12-00.
Abstract

The objective of this descriptive study was to characterize the transfers of mothers from the Sapopemba Birth Center to reference hospitals in São Paulo, from September 1998 to July 2008. The studied population was 229 cases of mother transfers. Data were obtained from medical records and record books of the transferred women. Descriptive analysis was performed. The transfer rate was 5.8% (5.5% in the intrapartum period and 0.3% in the postpartum period). Most women who were transferred to the hospital were nulliparous (78.6%). The most common reason for intrapartum transfers was fetal or pelvis abnormalities (22.6%), and abnormal placental detachment (50%) for women in the postpartum period. Some conditions such as nulliparity, cervical dilation at admission, rupture of the membranes and gestational age over 40 weeks were highlighted as important variables for studying the risk factors for mothers being transferred. (AU)