Abstract

VALDERRAMA ASCOY, Joselyne Elvira  and  COLLANTES CUBAS, Jorge Arturo. Influence of preeclampsia in the quality of colostrum in postpartum women at 2 720 meters above sea level. Rev. peru. ginecol. obstet. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.4, pp.299-304. ISSN 2304-5132.

Objective: To determine preeclampsia influence on components (proteins, lipids, water, and caloric content of crematocrit) of colostrum in postpartum women. Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Setting: Gynecology and Obstetrics service, Hospital Regional de Cajamarca, Peru. Participants: Puerperal women attended at 2 720 meters above sea level. Methods: Colostrum was collected from 25 puerperal preeclamptic women and 25 non-preeclamptic puerperae; percentage of water, proteins, fat and caloric content were determined. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and results compared using paired student T. Main out-come measures: Percentage of water, proteins, fat and caloric content in colostrum. Results: Non-preeclamptic water percentage in colostrum was 83.7 + / - 1.1, and in preeclamptic 88.0 + / -0.5, p <0.01; non-preeclamptic protein percentage was 2.2 + / -0.2, and in preeclamptic 1.9 + / -0.3, p <0.01; non-preeclamptic fat percentage in colostrum was 1.8 + / -0.1, and in preeclamptic 2.1 + / - 0.2, p <0.01; non-preeclamptic crematocrit was 3.9 + / -1.4, and in preeclamptic 5.0 + / - 2.0, p <0.05; caloric value in kcal / mL in non-preeclamptic was 52.1 + / - 4.6, and 55.9 + / - 6.8 in preeclamptic, p <0.05. Conclusions: Preeclampsia influenced colostrum components in the population studied at 2 720 meters above sea level.

Keywords : Preeclampsia; protein; water; calories; crematocrit; fat; milk; postpartum; colostrum; altitude.

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