Conceptos en torno a la informacute;tica en obstetricia

Abstract

Contemporary obstetrics must rely on the suitable use of information to permanently assess the effectiveness and quality of its interventions. The vertiginous advances in the last quarter of the century, and the consolidation of the feto-maternal specialization, have forced the physicians to work with multiple biological variables based on maintaining a permanent vision of the fetal-maternal relationship through time. The necessity of using a multi-variate linear analysis makes the strategic of incorporating software tools a big advantage for researches and clinicians. Furthermore, there are clear advantages over the arrangement, comparison and analysis of information, in order to achieve an adequate planning and execution of effective actions, thus reducing the costs and optimizing resources. The aim of this study is to describe the evolution and current concepts and state of the art in computer science applying to feto-maternal area. In addition, this review take into account the basic concepts and recommendations on the handling of digital information.