---

Does threatened miscarriage have an influence on maternal & fetal outcomes during pregnancy? - Our experience in Kozhikode, North Kerala

---

Original Article

Author Details : Saikrishna Narayanan*, Ambika Prema Rajan, Fathimathul Jusna Kalliyil, Lakshmi Rajappan Nair, Tajunnisa M Tajunnisa, Heera Shenoy T

Volume : 11, Issue : 3, Year : 2024

Article Page : 345-350

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijogr.2024.064

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

Background: Bleeding in early pregnancy is a threat to developing embryo and constitute a significant source of anxiety to both parents, obstetrician. Adverse outcomes included miscarriage, placenta previa, abruption, preeclampsia, caesarean section, preterm labor, and preterm premature rupture of membranes, fetal growth restriction, and low birth weight.
Aim and Objectives: The aim of this study was to find the association between threatened miscarriage and adverse pregnancy outcomes in both mother and fetus. Objective was to compare the pregnancy outcomes in normal patients (controls) and in those with threatened miscarriage (cases).
Materials and Methods: A 1year prospective study was conducted in Kozhikode; Kerala. The study included 140 antenatal patients who were grouped into 70 cases and 70 controls.
Results: P-value is less than the significance level 0.05. It was found that caesarean section was significantly higher in case (66.2%) than control (42.9%). Pre-term delivery was also found to be higher in case (60.3%) compared to control (15.7%). PPROM was significantly higher in case (11.4%) compared to control (2.9%). Low birth weight was also higher in case (16.2%) than control (1.4%).
Conclusion: There was significant association between threatened miscarriage and outcomes like Preterm Labor, preterm premature rupture of membranes, caesarean section, fetal growth restriction, and low birth weight. There was no significant association between threatened miscarriage and outcomes like miscarriage, placenta previa, placental abruption, preeclampsia.

Keywords: Threatened miscarriage, Adverse pregnancy outcomes, PPROM, Fetal growth restriction, Low birth weight

How to cite : Narayanan S, Rajan A P, Kalliyil F J, Nair L R, Tajunnisa T M, Heera Shenoy T, Does threatened miscarriage have an influence on maternal & fetal outcomes during pregnancy? - Our experience in Kozhikode, North Kerala. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2024;11(3):345-350

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.