1. Predictive analysis of maternal subcutaneous fat thickness for the risk of postpartum haemorrhage
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null Taru Chhaya Bansal, null Devendra K Benwal, null Aditi Arora, null Premlata Mital, null Ishita Agrawal, null Isha Ramneek, null Sakshi Bansal, and null Shivani Rathor
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General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
The incidence of postpartum haemorrhage has been increasing in several developed countries over the past two decades. Obese women are at increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Till date BMI has been used to define obesity. Maternal abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness (SCFT) can be used as a measure for central obesity and can be measured by ultrasound easily. The present study was done to find association between maternal BMI and SCFT with development of PPH and to find a cut-off value of BMI and SCFT for prediction of risk of PPH. Methods: 200 women with live singleton pregnancy of 16-18 weeks gestation were included in the study after obtaining written informed consent. Maternal abdominal subcutaneous thickness was measured by USG. All women were monitored till delivery and observed for PPH. All data were entered into MS excel sheet and analysed. Results: Mean BMI was significantly more in women who had PPH (25.85 ± 3.24 vs 22.63 ± 2.80 kg/m2, p
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- 2023