Affiliation:
1. Assistant Professor, Shardaben Hospital, Ahmedabad.
2. Associate Professor, GCS Hospital, Ahmedabad.
3. Senior resident, GCS Hospital, Ahmedabad.
Abstract
Introduction: Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is a dreaded Obstetrical Complication. It is a great psychological trauma to
the pregnant woman and entire family. To nd the prevalence, the risk factors, t Aim: he management of IUFD and to nd
out measures which can be taken to reduce it. It was a prospective study c Materials And Method: Results: onducted from Feb 2017 to Oct 2019.
A total of 144 mothers with IUFD were studied among 23,740 delivered patients over the period of two and half years. Among them 79.2% were
unregistered cases, had highest prevalence in age group 21-25. Majority had vaginal delivery 83.4%. Complications of IUFD were DIC (3.4%),
sepsis (4.86%) & PPH (3.47%). Intrauterine fetal death can be reduced with regular a Conclusion: ntenatal care and early detection of risk factors
and their management.
Subject
Pharmaceutical Science,General Medicine,Biotechnology,Pharmacology,Pollution,Pharmacology,Toxicology,Pharmacology,Philosophy,Plant Science,Aquatic Science,Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,General Physics and Astronomy,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Horticulture,Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
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