Objectives To assess the association between early pregnancy bleeding and risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods A prospective cohort study was carried out in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya for a period of ten months. All pregnant women with a history of notable vaginal bleeding in the first 24 weeks of gestation were recruited as subjects and age and parity matched, pregnant women without a history of any vaginal bleeding, were recruited as controls. Multiple pregnancies or foetus with congenital anomalies, women with known bleeding disorders and congenital uterine abnormalities were excluded. Sample size was 440 including 220 in each group. Several selected maternal and perinatal events were considered as outcome variables. Small for gestational age was detected via locally adapted customized growth charts. Data were analysed by using SPSS 23.0. Ethical clearance was obtained by Ethics Review Committee Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya. Results The mean maternal ages were 27.8 and 28.2 years respectively in study and control groups. Mean age and
This is the fourth article in the series of articles unfolding avascular spaces of the pelvis. Authors recommend reading the series of articles starting from "Drive safely through the pelvis -know your pelvic roads: Retropubic space of Retzius" published in the Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecololgy 1 .
This is the third article in the series of articles unfolding avascular spaces of the pelvis. Authors recommend reading the series of articles starting from "Drive safely through the pelvis-know your pelvic roads: Retropubic space of Retzius" published in the Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecololgy 1 .
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