Antepartum Risk Assessment for Pregnant Women Visiting a Tertiary Care University Teaching Hospital in Southern India.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of high-risk pregnancy (HRP) cases among pregnant women visiting the Prabhakar Kore Hospital (PKH) at Belagavi, Karnataka for antenatal care (ANC) and determination of the level of risk in the identified cases.

Materials & methods

Data were collected as a part of a screening procedure of a nutrition supplement clinical trial on pregnant women [Study title: Maternal DHA Supplementation and offspring Neurodevelopment in India (DHANI)]. ANC case records including detailed notes on medical and obstetric history, physical examination, laboratory investigations of pregnant women with ≤ 20 weeks of gestational age were screened for known risk factors.

Results

A total of 11,686 new cases were registered for ANC between June

SUBMITTER: Chaudhry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7115885 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature