Study of pregnancy outcome over a period of five years in a postgraduate institute of west Bengal
Pahari, K.; Ghosh, A.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 95(6): 172-174
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 9420393 Document Number: 478929
A retrospective study of the 13,211 obstetrical admissions in 1990-94 to a teaching hospital in Calcutta, India, revealed generally adequate pregnancy outcomes, despite the referral of a large number of complicated cases to this facility. 4312 cases (32.6%) involved antenatal complications, primarily abortion, anemia, and hypertensive disorders, and 3617 (27.3%) were referred for observation after a reduction in fetal movement; another 5217 (39.4%) were for medical termination of pregnancy. Of the 6633 deliveries in the study, 3315 (50%) were by cesarean section. There were 30 maternal deaths, for a maternal mortality rate of 4.6/1000 live births. The main causes of maternal death were eclampsia, septic abortion, cardiac arrest, and respiratory failure after cesarean section. Of the 6703 newborns delivered, 2.6% were stillborn and 33.9% were low birth weight. The perinatal mortality rate was 3.9/1000 live births.