Background: An Intrauterine Fetal Demise (IUFD) is a major obstetrical catastrophe at any gestational age but the emotional pain and distress caused by this event increases in direct relation to the duration of pregnancy. The objective of the present study was to determine the incidence and possible causes of Intrauterine Fetal Demise (IUFD), and to determine preventive measures.Methods: Retrospective observational study was done from Jan 2015 to Dec 2017 at Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Narhe, Pune. Inclusion criteria were all the pregnant women with IUFD delivered at the centre, at or above 24 weeks of gestation. The methodology followed were parameters of assessment for analysis were maternal age, parity, probable causes for IUFD, booked or unbooked cases, mode of delivery, maternal complications, and placental histopathology. Statistical data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.Results: The incidence of IUFD at authors’ hospital was 27/1000 live births. The IUFD rate was similar in maternal age <20years and >30years (p value 0.26). The incidence of IUFD increased with decreasing gestational age which was statistically significant (p value 0.001). IUFD incidence was higher in multiparous women compared to primiparous women (p value 0.036 with OR of 1.6 and 95% CI 1.02 to 2.54). The rate of IUFD was similar when sex of the baby was analyzed. 49.4% of fetuses had signs of maceration. The major cause of IUFD was severe preeclampsia (48.1%) which included HELLP syndrome, IUGR, Abruption. Maternal anemia (20.4%), GDM (3.8%), SLE (2.5%), APLA positive (2.5%), anhydramnios (6.3%) were some of the other important causes of IUFD.Conclusions: This study was conducted to determine the incidence of IUFD and associated maternal risk factors. By understanding the contributing factors, we can seek ways of avoiding recurrence of IUFD by proper antenatal care and early diagnosis of obstetric complications and its appropriate management.
PMA2020 gathers nationally representative data on family planning and WASH annually at both the household and facility level in 10 FP2020 priority countries. By training a network of women from the selected communities to collect and transfer the survey data through smartphones, PMA2020 turns the data around rapidly and cost-effectively. The PMA2020 project is implemented by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information, visit www.pma2020.org.
Background: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is a strong determinant of fetal size, body composition and future health. A few studies have measured detailed neonatal anthropometry and body composition. We studied the association between maternal pregnancy measurements and neonatal size and body composition in GDM and NGT pregnancies.
Methods: Mothers from antenatal clinics were tested with 75gm OGTT (IADPSG criteria). Maternal demographic, anthropometric, and nutritional (vit B12, folate, homocysteine) and metabolic (glucose, insulin, lipids) measurements were obtained. Detailed neonatal anthropometry and body composition (DXA) were measured. We studied maternal predictors of neonatal size and composition by adjusting for socio economic status (SES), gestation at delivery and sex of baby.
Results: We studied 398 pregnancies (234 NGT, 164 GDM). GDM mothers were older, more affluent, obese, and had higher triglycerides but lower HDL and total cholesterol concentrations compared to NGT mothers. Neonates of GDM mothers were heavier and more adipose (skinfolds, DXA body fat%) but 25% were SGA (INTERGROWTH). In addition to the conventional predictors (maternal size, adiposity and weight gain), we found novel associations of neonatal size (birthweight and length) with maternal folate (direct) and homocysteine (inverse) and of neonatal adiposity with maternal glucose and insulin resistance (direct), and HDL cholesterol and disposition index (inverse).
Conclusion: Our results highlight a role for maternal micronutrient nutrition, fuels and insulin resistance in influencing neonatal size and body composition. These findings expand the concept of ‘fuel mediated teratogenesis’ (Freinkel, 1980) to ‘dual teratogenesis’ (Yajnik, 2009) and offer additional opportunities to improve fetal growth and body composition. Increasing dietary methyl donors may be useful in addition to controlling maternal insulin resistance may reduce fetal adiposity.
Disclosure
M.K. Deshmukh: None. A.A. Bhalerao: None. D.A. Raut: None. N.S. Memane: None. R. Kamat: None. D. Bhat: None. H. Damle: None. S.S. Wagle: None. C.S. Yajnik: None.
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