Original Research Paper

A Study Of Medical Illnesses In Peripartum Females At Tertiary Care Center

Abstract :

Background: Peripartum period is duration from two month before delivery to 6 weeks postpartum. The present study was undertaken to study the clinical profile of different medical illnesses during peripartum period at tertiary care centre.Objectives: To study the clinical and laboratory profile of medical Illnesses in peripartum female at tertiary care centre.Methodology: The present prospective study was an analytical study conducted at tertiary care center, on 100 peripartum female patients as per study protocol.Results: The most common age group of our study was 21-30 years. Overall non-communicable diseases were more common than communicable diseases. The distribution of patients was almost similar in 8-9 months, 9 months to delivery and postpartum. All manifestations were more common in multigravida compared to primigravida patients.Conclusions: In present study, non-communicable diseases were more common than communicable diseases. Among non-communicable diseases cereovascular accident was more common, followed by postpartum cardiomyopathy, acute kidney injury, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc. Among communicable diseases acute gastroenteritis was more common, followed by viral hepatitis, malaria, dengue, enteric fever, lower respiratory tract infection, etc. during peripartum period. Overall medical illnesses were more common in the age group of 21 to 30 years. We didnt observed any influence of peripartum period time duration as far as disease occurrence was concern. All manifestations were more common in multigravida patients than primigravida patients.

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