Background: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a life-threatening obstetrics emergency in early trimester, associated with a high morbidity and mortality if not timely intervened. High index of clinical suspicion is required for early diagnosis, specifically in women presenting with amenorrhoea, pain abdomen and vaginal bleeding. Aim of this study is to determine the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation, management and outcome of ectopic pregnancy.Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, at Prathima institute of medical sciences, Telangana from July 2012 to June 2019, for a period of 7 years. A total of 53 cases of ectopic pregnancy were analyzed for parameters like age, gravidity, gestational age, risk factors, clinical presentation, management and morbidity.Results: Incidence of ectopic pregnancy was 5.3 per thousand deliveries. Majority of cases were in age group of 20 to 25 years (52.8%) and were gravida 3 and above (68%). The commonest risk factors identified were history of previous pelvic surgeries (37.7%) followed by history of abortion (18.8%). Commonest symptoms were abdominal pain (90.6%), amenorrhoea (75.5%) and vaginal bleeding (47.2%). Only 41.5 % of cases had triad of symptoms. Fallopian tube (92.4%), specifically ampulla (62.3%) was the most frequent site affected. About 73.6% cases presented with ruptured tube. Surgery (94.3%) was the mainstay of therapy.Conclusions: ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening emergency, early diagnosis and treatment will improve the prognosis.
Background: There has been a considerable increase in the rate of caesarean sections in the past few decades. Some demographers have argued that this increase is largely affected by the uprising trend of new medically indicated caesarean sections. M. S. Robson proposed a ten-group classification of caesarean sections in year 2001 which was appreciated by WHO in 2014 and FIGO in 2016. This classification is known as Robson’s classification which has ten groups.Methods: This is a retrospective study which was carried out at Civil Hospital, Karimnagar. The study group included all live births and still births of at least 500 gm birth weight or at least 28 weeks of gestation at Civil Hospital, Karimnagar during the period from October 2019 to December 2019. The data collected was analysed using simple statistical methods like percentage and proportion. The data was grouped according to the Robson’s 10 group classification system. The overall caesarean section rate, size of each group and the relative contribution of each group to the overall CS rate were calculated.Results: The total number of deliveries during the study period was 2493. Out of these, the number of caesarean deliveries was 1345. The caesarean section rate was calculated to be 53.95%. The group 5 (multiparous with at least one previous uterine scar with single cephalic pregnancy ≥37 weeks of gestation) contributed to 38.07% of the total caesarean section rate which is the highest.Conclusions: A regular audit into the number and indications of caesarean sections will definitely help in decreasing the primary and repeat caesarean sections.
Vasa previa is defined as a condition where fetal vessels traverse the membranes in the lower segment below the presenting part unsupported by placental tissue or umbilical cord. Rupture of the membranes leads to fetal exsanguinations and even neonatal death. The etiology is uncertain, but risk factors include bilobed or succenturiate lobed placenta, velamentous insertion of cord, placenta previa, pregnancies resulting from In vitro fertilization (IVF) and multiple pregnancies. We report here a case of 24 year old woman, G3A2 at 34 weeks of gestation and history of 2 previous spontaneous abortions with vasa previa which was successfully managed. Prenatal sonographic diagnosis has the potential to improve or prevent the poor obstetric and neonatal outcome associated with it.
Introduction: Maternal early pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) strongly correlate with pregnancy outcomes. Gestational hypertension and diabetes have been associated with overweight and obesity in pregnancy. A low pre-pregnancy BMI has been associated with low birth weight and preterm birth.Method: This observational study was carried out from November 2018 to July 2020 in a tertiary care hospital in South India with a sample size of 100. Pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies booked for regular antenatal care by 10 weeks of gestation were included in the study. During the participants' antenatal check-ups, detailed history and examinations were made. The weight of the participants was recorded at every antenatal check-up. Information about the gestational age at delivery and the birth weight of the neonates were collected following delivery.Results: The mean age of women was 25.83 + 2.74 years. Of women who delivered low birth weight neonates (<2.5 kg), 86% had GWG below the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendation. A total of 57% of women with normal early pregnancy BMI and 67% of obese women had GWG within the IOM recommendation. Early pregnancy BMI had a positive correlation with neonatal birth weight (r (98) = 0.779, p = 0.001). Of the underweight pregnant women, 72% gave birth to small for gestational age (SGA) babies, and 97% percent of normal early pregnancy BMI women delivered neonates with normal weight for gestational age. A total of 33% of overweight and 50% of obese women had large for gestational age (LGA) babies. Conclusion:Results from this study suggest that maternal early pregnancy BMI is more strongly associated with neonatal birth weight than GWG. Therefore, early pregnancy BMI may be an important focus for counseling during pregnancy.
Cervical agenesis or dysgenesis is a rare congenital anomaly. The patients usually present with primary amenorrhoea, primary infertility, and cyclical abdominal pain or with a history of prior surgeries like hymenectomy, vaginoplasty, or adhesiolysis for endometriosis along with well developed secondary sexual characters. We present a case of 15 years old girl with cervical dysgenesis and proximal vaginal agenesis, who presented with severe cyclical abdominal pain. She was managed with cervicovaginal canalization by coring and drilling technique done by vaginal approach with simultaneous laparoscopic guidance. Being a rare type of developmental anomaly of the female genital tract, no standard treatment for type-2 cervical dysgenesis has been established. The patient was followed up for 18 months during which she reported to be having regular menstruation.
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