Syed Muhammad Maqsood, Malik Tajuddin, Aneesa Matloob.
Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Threatened Miscarriage in the First Trimester.
Med Forum Jan ;2(5):21-5.

Objective: To determine the frequency of Maternal out come in women with threatened miscarriage in first trimester. To assess Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) , low birth weight condition and still birth in delivered babies Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted on the booked pregnant women between the age of 18 to 40 years in Lady Dufferin Hospital Karachi during July 2012 to December2012. Materials and Methods: Pregnant women with any parity present in labour room in active phase of labor with previous history of vaginal bleeding before 12th week of gestation were subjected to the questionnaire. The questionnaire was consisted of socio demographic variables that includes age, occupation, education and antenatal visits. The independent variables congenital malformation, high maternal age and previous history of miscarriage were assessed. The dependent variables were asked the maternal and fetal outcome that can occur during pregnancy. Results: Average age of the women was 26.83±4.71 years (95%CI: 26.09 to 27.58). Preterm labour was observed in 12.1% women and rapture of membranes (ROM) in 6.4% cases. Still birth was observed in 22.9%, low birth weight in 11.5% and IUGR was observed in 10.2% cases. Conclusion: The results of our study are comparable with the previous literature. Such as previous history of miscarriage, advanced maternal and fetal out comes such as pre-term labour, ROM, still birth in 22.9%, low birth weight and IUGR have been previously identified and reported both many national and international studies, though with acceptable differences in proportions.

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