INTRODUCTION:Anemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiency disorders affecting the pregnant women in the developing countries.WHO defines anemi in pregnancy as haemoglobin level below 11gm/dl.
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the maternal and neonatal outcome in anemia.
METHOD:This is a retrospective study conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology,GMC Hospital, Jammu over ...
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to any of syndromes in which the sickle mutation is co-inherited with a mutation at the other beta globin allele that reduces or abolishes normal beta globin production.The major features are hemolytic anemia,vaso-occlusion, which can lead to acute and chronic pain and tissue ischemia or infarction.These pregnancies are at increased risk of...
BACKGROUND: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with increased perinatal risks and mortality. Differentiation from SGA (small-for-gestational-age-babies) and managing them is challenging. A protocol is proposed by the Barcelona Center of Maternal-Fetal Medicine that classifies them and optimizes delivery timings. We conducted a RCT that tested the efficacy of the Barcelona...
Introduction:
Ebstein anomaly is a rare congenital heart disease. It’s a dysplastic abnormality of tricuspid valve where there is a downward displacement leading to tricuspid regurgitation and complete arterialisation of right ventricle. The aim of this paper is to address the maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies with Ebstein anomaly in a tertiary centre.
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BACKGROUND: Takayasu’s arteritis(TA), also known as Pulseless disease/ Aortoarteritis /“young female arteritis,” is a rare chronic inflammatory progressive large vessel vasculitis (LVV) of unknown etiology causing narrowing, occlusion, and aneurysms of systemic and pulmonary arteries, especially the aorta and its branches, afflicting women of childbearing age. During pregnancy, such patients...
