NEONATAL OUTCOMES IN TERM PREGNANCIES IN NORMAL VS ABNORMAL TERM PREGNANCIES IN NORMAL VS ABNORMAL CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY- AN EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the neonatal outcomes in normal vs abnormal cardiotocograhy in term pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective analytical study carried out in A unit of obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana from 15th April 2022 to 15th October 2022. A total 224 patients meeting inclusion criteria were included in study. In Group A (normal CTG) there were 111 patients and 113 were in Group B (ab-normal CTG). Patients with known fetal congenital abnormalities, intrauterine growth restriction, and fetal mal presentations were excluded from the study RESULTS: The mean age of sample population was 26.02+4.497. Multigravidae were more than primigravidae in both groups (86.4% vs 13.6% in Group A and 72.5% vs 27.5% in Group B). In Group B, caesarean section rate was higher (82.3%) than Group A (9%). From Group B, 26 (23%) newborns went to NICU for admission, whereas only 8 (7.2%) newborns from Group A needed NICU admission. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy was also observed more in newborns in Group B compared to Group A (10 vs 1). In Group A 12 babies had APGAR score < 7 at 1 minute. In Group A 2 babies had APGAR score < 7. CONCLUSION: The caesarean section rate, NICU admission and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy were more in Group B than in Group A and this difference was statistically significant (p-value 0.000, 0.000 and 0.006 respectively). Whereas there was no statistically significant difference in APGAR Score at 1 and 5 minutes in both groups (p-value 0.26 and 0.094 respectively)