La frecuencia cardíaca fetal en pacientes con diagnóstico de preeclampsia leve y grave

The measurements taken in the first study were compared among the three groups. Group I registered 135.5 heart beats, group II 138.69 and group III 137.66. The difference between the mean values of groups I and II was 3 heart beats and that between groups I and III was 2 heartbeats, with P-values indicating statistical significance. In the second study, the mean values were 135.5 in group I, 142.63 in group II and 135.52 in group III. The difference between groups I and II was 7 beats/ min, which was statistically significant. There was no difference between groups I and III. The values for normal accelerations were compared with the diagnoses of mild or severe preeclampsia. In the first study, the mean value was 24.81 beats in group III (controls), 23.03 in group I (mild preeclampsia) and 21.80 in group III (severe preeclampsia). The difference in mean values was 1 beat between groups I and II and 3 beats between groups I and III and these differences were statistically significant. In the second study, the mean heart beat was 24.81 in group III, 20.43 in group I and 16.78 in group II. The differences between means were 4 heart beats between groups I and II, and 8 beats between groups I and III, with these differences being significant. The physical status of the newborns was evaluated by using the Apgar test. In group I, at 1 min, scores ranged from 3 to 9. At 5 min, the score was 9 for all neonates. In group II, at 1 min, scores ranged from 5 to 9 and three children (at the bottom of the scale) were “depressed”. At 5 min, the range was between 7 and 9. The weights of the neonates were compared. The mean value was 2.960 in the control group, 2.842 in group I and 1.770 in group II. The differences between these means were highly significant.