**Pre- and Postnatal Surgery, Most Common Conditions, Diagnosis and Treatment Diagnosis and Treatment**

**Pre- and Postnatal Surgery, Most Common Conditions,** 

DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.69219

Carlos Baeza Herrera, Alin Villalobos Castillejos and Ricardo Cortés García Castillejos and Ricardo Cortés García Additional information is available at the end of the chapter

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69219

Carlos Baeza Herrera, Alin Villalobos

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#### **Abstract**

The authors make a general but relevant description of the most common surgical problems occurring both in the human being that develops in the uterus and in the one that has already been born.

**Keywords:** prenatal surgery, postnatal surgery

#### **1. Introduction**

Congenital malformations, apart from the achievements in the prenatal care of women with high-risk pregnancies, are still a subject of great importance in our country. As Mexico is a developing country, due to various factors, an expeditious attention to newborns with malformations has not been achieved. An additional issue that affects the treatment of these children is the alarming increase in the prevalence of structural anomalies. Health statistics indicate that the birth rate is among the world's highest, which means that sometimes the state is incapable of providing the required assistance. Socioeconomic and educational factors are among those that have contributed to the increase in congenital malformations in the past 10 years, and the desired rate of recovery of these children has not been reached. Because of the above situation, specialists have had to refine their skills in elaborating the clinical diagnosis and instituting the appropriate therapeutic measures. In Mexico, neonatal surgery has become a specialty recognized by general pediatric surgery and by the Autonomous National University (UNAM).

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