title: Perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated by threatened abortion.
abstract: One hundred and two cases of viable pregnancies with threatened abortion were studied in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, IG Medical College, Shimla between November 1987 and February 1989 and their perinatal outcome was evaluated. The pregnancies continued beyond 28 weeks in 61.7% of the cases. The incidence of prematurity was 19.0%. The incidence of low birth weight (LBW) babies was 23.8%. Apgar score was less than 7 in 22.3%. The incidence of neonatal complications was 25.3%. There was no perinatal mortality. In a control group of 50 cases, the incidence of prematurity and LBW was 8% and 4% respectively. Apgar score less than 7 was noted in 4% and neonatal complications were observed only in 4% of newborns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimal.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Premi
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Randhawa
mesh_terms: D000033:Abortion, Threatened / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors