[An epidemiological investigation of pregnancy toxemia]

Importance of various factors: biometric, social, ethnical and medical, in the development of late gestosis has been assessed by the authors. Their bearing on the course of gestosis and the child's condition at birth has also been evaluated. The study has been conducted in 500 cases of dysgravidity. Some conclusions could be drawn: The high incidence of the disease in adolescent girls, primiparae and also women over 35 years of age who had multiple pregnancies. The impact of social factors. The unfavourable effect of obesity and even more so of exagerate weight increase during pregnancy. This latter fact is in contrast with the severity of lean forms developing in women with frail built. The need to increase the number of antenatal consultations if true prophylaxis is to be secured. In any case here is a direct relationship between the impact of the disease on the fetus and its severity.