A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF FETOMATERNAL OUT COME IN POSTDATED PREGNANCY

Abstract

Background: Postdated pregnancy has been defined as pregnancy that exceeds 280 days or 40 weeks of gestation. Expected date ofdelivery is most reliably determined early in pregnancy and may be based on Last menstrual period in women with normal regularmenstrual cycle. If estimated gestational age by patient’s LMP is difficult to determine then EDD is obtained by Ultrasonography accurately in first trimester.

Objectives: To study maternal outcome in Postdated pregnancy.

Material and Methods: This is a prospective study that includes Postdated pregnancies admitted at Darbhanga medical college and Hospital Darbhanga, Laheriasarai, Bihar. which is tertiary care centre, the study period being 12 months. The data was collected using a piloted proforma meeting the objectives of study by means of personal interview with patients after taking informed consent.

Conclusion: The clinician’s ability to identify a potentially compromised fetus has been improved by the introduction of reliable antepartum surveillance methods. Watchful waiting can safely be used in most postdate pregnancies with normal antepartum test resultsand without other risk factors.

Keywords: Fetal distress, Postdated   pregnancies, Primigravida, Oligohydramnios.