Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Maternal–Fetal Outcomes in Prolonged Pregnancy.

Dr. Vandana Nimbargi, Manjusha Sajith, Ravina Katri, Pankaj Dua, Dr. Atmaram Pawar

Abstract :

 Aim: To evaluate the neonatal and maternal outcome among the pregnant women with pregnancies 

beyond 40 weeks gestation. 
Material & methods: The study comprised of 80 patients with gestation age beyond 40 weeks. Variables like age, parity, gestational age, mode of delivery, maternal and neonatal outcome were studied.
Results: Majority of the patients 36 (45.0%) were between 23 – 27 years of age. 75 (93.7%) women were in 40wk – 
40wk 6D gestation. The mode of delivery was caesarean section in 61.3% patients. Among the fetal complications, fetal distress was most common 19(23.7%), followed by meconium aspiration syndrome in 6(7.5%), jaundice neonatorum 
in 4 (5.0%). 
Conclusion: Prolonged delivery was associated with increased risks of perinatal complications like fetal distress and 
meconium aspiration syndrome. The rate of cesarean section was higher in prolonged pregnancies.

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

Cite This Article:

Dr. VANDANA NIMBARGI, MANJUSHA SAJITH, RAVINA KATRI, PANKAJ DUA, Dr. ATMARAM PAWAR Maternal–Fetal Outcomes in Prolonged Pregnancy. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


Number of Downloads : 768


References :