Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN.

Dr. B. Tamilselvi, Dr. E. Vijayalakshmi

Abstract :

 Objective:  To study of prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) among pregnant women and analyse the fetomaternal effects.

Materials and methods: This study was made on 217 antenatal patients at GOVT ISO & KGH,MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE– CHENNAI , a prospective study.

Results: The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism was 12% in this study:

1.    11.5% of patients had  moderate to severe anaemia.

2.    6.55% of babies have low APGAR (less than 7), 8.93% of babies had intra uterine growth retardation, 10.71% of babies had respiratory distress syndrome.

3.     11.5% had gestational hypertension  , 9.5% had preeclampsia, 0.9% patients had eclampsia, 4% had auption of placenta, 8.2% had oligohydramnios, and 9.2% had post partum haemorrhage.

4.    There was no perinatal or maternal deaths in the study.

Conclusion :Even though the total number of maternal and perinatal complications is less, the results were in concordant with those reported in larger studies thereby validating the same. 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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DR.B.TAMILSELVI, DR.E.VIJAYALAKSHMI, STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN., Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017

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