Maternal indicators and obstetric outcome in the north Indian population

Abstract

A prepregnancy weight of more than 40 kg, BMI of more than 19.8 and hemoglobin of at least 7 g% or more favor good obstetric outcome.

A longitudinal study to determine association of various maternal factors with neonatal birth weight at a tertiary care hospital

“…In our study, infants born to 36% mothers with GWG <9 kgs were at increased risk for fetal growth deficits, which is similar to a study from north India. 6 45.5% women were anemic (Hb < 10.9 gm%) similar to other studies 3,7,8 and were more likely to have a low birth weight baby. However, 27 mothers with normal BMI (>18.5) had a low …”

Maternal anaemia and its severity: an independent risk factor for preterm delivery and adverse neonatal outcome

“…Studies done by Kumar et al, Malhotra et al and K Jagdish et al [10][11][12] had shown such an association only when mothers are severely anaemic. However study done by Xiong X et al 6 shows no significant difference in gestational age and birth weight between anaemic and control group.…”

Correlation of cord blood bilirubin and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in healthy newborns

“…[9][10][11] On the other hand prevalence of late pregnancy (in fourth decade or above) is relatively lowers (6.5%) in India. 12 Trends seen in Indian subcontinent reveal that rates of child bearing is maximum between 20 to 30 years of age and prevalence of pregnancy beyond the age of 30 years is relatively lower. 13,14 The findings of present study also endorsed maximum proportion of women in 20-30 years age group and pregnancy beyond 30 years to be minimum.…”