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Dexeus services / Obstetrics Departmenta
Obstetrics Department

Figures

• 26.590 obstetrics visits annually.
• 2500 births annually.
• 22810 antenatal diagnosis scans.
• 2 operating theatres.
• 2 emergency boxes.
• 5 delivery rooms with natural sunlight.
• 1 cardiotocography room for monitoring foetal heart rate.

Reparto di Ostetricia

  • Milestones


• 1935 Foundation of the first private maternity clinic in Spain.

• 1957 Introduction of the obstetric vacuum extractor (first in Spain).

• 1964 First diagnostic amniocentesis in Catalonia.

• 1967 Introduction of the internal cardiotocography.

• 1970 Introduction of the obtetric ultrasonography in Catalonia.

• 1972 Introduction of the epidural anaesthesia in Spain.

• 1973 First Perinatal Committee in Spain.

• 1975 Sistematization of the amnioscopy.

• 1976 First amniocentesis in early pregnancy for foetal chromosomical study.

• 1983 Introduction of the Doppler technology for pre­natal diagnosis.

• 1989 First intravascular fetal transfusion.

• 1989 Beginning of the cooperation with the public bank of cord blood.

• 2004 Appointment of “Children friendly hospital” (first Spanish private receiving this award by the WHO/ UNICEF).

• 2004 Introduction of the 3D ultrasound.

• 2007 Introduction of the centralized intrapartum moni­toring.