The course of pregnancy in women with premature outcome

The aim of the study was an attempt to evaluate the course of pregnancy with a premature outcome in a group of women from Lublin District and to determine the factors that might have affected this outcome. Following investigation tools have been applied: standardized EUROPOP GROUP poll questionnaire with own adjustments to Polish conditions, self designed poll questionnaire and medical records analysis. The study group consisted of 555 respondents, whose pregnancy ended between 22 and 36 completed gestational week, calculated from the first day of last menstrual bleeding. Pathologic symptoms in the course of pregnancy were found in 86.5% patients and the remaining 13.5% patients had no symptoms. In the majority of women pathologic symptoms occurred in the course of pregnancy and they were the reason for admission but they had no effect on surgical or non surgical outcome of the pregnancy. The occurrence of vaginal bleeding and/or premature rupture of amniotic membrane had a crucial effect on the duration of pregnancy. Women who were hospitalized several times during pregnancy more often delivered their babies between 33 and 36 week of gestation while the patients hospitalized only once delivered earlier (before 32 week).