A Prospective Study on the Assessment of Complications in Pregnancy at an Indian Super Specialty Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37285/ijpsn.2024.17.4.11

Authors

  • Ramachandran S Department of Pharmacology, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh,
  • Ramam Sripada Department of Pharmacology, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
  • Shams Hussaini Azra Azra Department of Pharmacy Practice, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh,
  • Sali Swarna Raj Department of Pharmacy Practice, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
  • Haoua Maiga Department of Pharmacy Practice, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
  • Aruna Kumari K Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harsha Hospitals, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh,
  • Dhanaraju Magharla Dasaratha Department of Pharmacy Practice, GIET School of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The main of this study is to estimate the prevalence of complications in pregnancy at an Indian superspeciality hospital. We considered all age groups of pregnant with more than 12 weeks of gestational age as inclusion criteria whereas the pregnant with other co-morbid conditions were considered as exclusion criteria with a prospective way of approach. Among the 325 pregnant, 74 (22.7%) were observed with complications during their pregnancy. Most of the pregnant women with complications were observed in the 26-30 years age group (43.2%) and the majority were observed with the complication hypothyroidism (71.6%) followed by gestational diabetes (13.5%). Most of the pregnant women were observed with complications in the first trimester (78.4%) followed by the second trimester (20.3%). Clinical pharmacists along with obstetricians should create awareness regarding the complications during pregnancy in order to prevent them in the early stage. Counselling sessions during the different trimesters will definitely show a positive impact in maintaining the overall health of pregnant women.

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Keywords:

Clinical Pharmacist, Gestational diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Idiopathic, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy

Published

2024-08-15

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S R, Sripada R, Azra SHA, Raj SS, Maiga H, K AK, et al. A Prospective Study on the Assessment of Complications in Pregnancy at an Indian Super Specialty Hospital. Scopus Indexed [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 15 [cited 2024 Dec. 10];17(4):7552-5. Available from: https://www.ijpsnonline.com/index.php/ijpsn/article/view/4292

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