Abstract

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY

*S. Siva Prasad, S. Mohammed Yusuf, S. Afroz Begum, C. Siva Kumari, B. Ranganayakulu and Kolavali Yallaredd

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman. An embryo is the developing offspring during the first eight weeks following conception, after which, the term fetus is used until birth. About 213 million pregnancies occurred in 2012, of which, 190 million were in the developing world. Globally, about 800 women die every day of preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and the shocking fact that 20 per cent of these women were from India. Annually, it was estimated that 55,000 women die due to preventable pregnancy-related causes in India. The survey was conducted during 2014-15 to determine the major complications in pregnancy and possible treatment options available. A total of 90 physicians from three districts were surveyed for their opinion on the complications in the pregnancy and the possible treatment options were recorded. It was observed that the complications in pregnancy were increased with age and it was observed in 44.3% of women over the age of 45. Miscarriage remain major complication in pregnancy (27.7%) followed by low amniotic fluid (24.2%), premature labor (21%) and pre-eclampsia (13.5%).

Keywords: Complications in Pregnancy, Premature labor, Pre-eclampsia, Amniotic fluid.