Fetomaternal Outcome Following Postdate Pregnancy : a Prospective Study
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: To find out the maternal and fetal risk factors associated with postdate pregnancy and evaluate the current management To find out the maternal and fetal risk factors associated with postdate pregnancy and evaluate the current management Methods: 200 women of postdate pregnancy during the period of January 2008 to June 2008 were grouped into, Group ISpontaneous group consisting of patients who were already in labor and Group II †consisting of women in whom the labor was induced with oxytocin drip or PGE2 gel. Results: 75.71% women in group I and 78.33% women in group II had normal vaginal delivery. 20% women in group I and 18.33% in group II delivered by cesarean section. Perinatal mortality in group I was 0.7% and there was no perinatal death in group II. Perinatal morbidity in the two groups was similar. Conclusion: Postdate pregnancy is not a risk factor for increased morbidity or mortality. Induced labor for postdate pregnancy does not increase the cesarean section rate or maternal and neonatal risks. Keywords: Fetomaternal outcome†postdate pregnancy
Authors: Ashok Verma, Suresh K Verma, Rathore Sandeep
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3124940967