SÍNDROMES HIPERTENSIVAS GRAVES – ESTUDO DESCRITIVO COM ADOLESCENTES ATENDIDAS EM MATERNIDADE ESCOLA

Estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, con objetivo de analizar los datos clínicos y obstétricos relacionados a síndromes hipertensivos graves en adolescentes asistidas en maternidad escuela de Recife-PE, Brasil. La población fue de 186 adolescentes embarazadas con preeclampsia severa y/o eclampsia entre 2003 y 2008. La edad varió entre 15 y 19 años, eran negras, solteras y con baja escolaridad. La mayoría era primíparas, pero la recurrencia del embarazo fue de 16% de los casos. Realizaran seis o más consultas de prenatal, el embarazo avanzó a término y el tipo de parto más frecuente fue la cesárea. Las comorbidades identificadas fueron alteraciones de volumen del líquido amniótico, cuadros hemorrágicos e infecciosos. Fueron identificados también casos de retraso del crecimiento intrauterino, prematuridad, ictericia, hipoxia y bajo peso al nacer. El embarazo en la adolescencia asociado con los síndromes hipertensivos severos posee relación con complicaciones maternas, fetales y neonatales

Severe hypertensive syndrome – descriptive study with adolescents attended at a maternity school

This is an exploratory and descriptive study with the objective of analyzing the clinical and obstetric data related to the severe hypertensive disorders in adolescents assisted at a maternity school of Recife. The population was consisted of 186 pregnant adolescents with severe preeclampsia and/or eclampsia between 2003 and 2008. The age ranged between 15 and 19 years; they were black, single and had low education. Most of them were primiparas but the pregnancy recurrence was configured at 16% of cases. They did six or more prenatal consultations. The pregnancy progressed to term and the most frequent type of delivery was cesarean section. The comorbidities identified were changes in amniotic fluid volume, hemorrhages and infections. There were also identified cases of intrauterine growth retardation, prematurity, jaundice, hypoxia and low birth weight. It was concluded that teenage pregnancy associated with severe hypertensive syndrome is related to severe maternal, fetal and neonatal complications

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development

Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and adolescents residing in cities were taller than their rural counterparts in all but a few high-income countries. By 2020, the urban height advantage became smaller in most countries, and in many high-income western countries it reversed into a small urban-based disadvantage. The exception was for boys in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in some countries in Oceania, south Asia and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. In these countries, successive cohorts of boys from rural places either did not gain height or possibly became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2 in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural areas, except in south Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and some countries in central and eastern Europe. Our results show that in much of the world, the growth and developmental advantages of living in cities have diminished in the twenty-first century, whereas in much of sub-Saharan Africa they have amplified