Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

ROLE OF NST IN HIGH RISK PREGNANCY.

Swati Garg, Ashish Gupta

Abstract :

Background: Perinatal deaths are still a significant problem in India. Therefore, there is a need for effective fetal surveillance, in order to improve the outcomes of pregnancy.

 

Methods: This was a prospective study including fifty one females with high–risk pregnancy. The included participants were subjected to NST done using a cardiotocograph with ultrasound transducer placed on maternal abdomen for duration of 20 min. The NST results were classified into reactive and non–reactive. Subjects were then followed up for mode of delivery and different variables of perinatal outcome.

 

Results: Majority of study subjects were in the age group of 26–30 years (n=24; 47.1%). The period of gestation in 36(70.6%) subjects was 37–38 weeks. Gestational diabetes mellitus was the most common risk factor in the high–risk subjects (n=22; 43.1%).The NST was non–reactive in 6 high–risk subjects. Only 2 subjects had a vaginal delivery.

 

Conclusions: NST is a promising basic screening tool in pregnancy to assess fetal well–being. Both the perinatal mortality and morbidity is high in high risk patients.

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Swati Garg, Ashish Gupta, ROLE OF NST IN HIGH RISK PREGNANCY., PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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