creators_name: Bhattacharyaya, Maitryaee
creators_name: Roychowdhury, Joydeb
creators_id: rcjoydeb@gmail.com
editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas
editors_id: Kakkilaya BS
type: journale
datestamp: 2009-03-28 09:32:23
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:20
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title: Study of Pregnancy Outcome in E-Beta Thalassaemia Mothers
ispublished: pub
subjects: OJHAS
full_text_status: public
keywords: E-Beta thalassaemia, High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
abstract: Forty eight E-Beta thalassaemia patients were studied in NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal during the period from 2000-2006. In all patients Hb% ranged from 5.2g% - 9.6g%. It was more than 8g% in 17 (35.4%), 6-8g% in 22 (45.8%) and less than 6g% in 9(18.7% ) patients. 72.9% patients required regular blood transfusion while the rest (27.1%)  received blood transfusion occasionally.81.25% pregnancy were carried up to term whereas 18.75% pregnancy ended  in preterm delivery. Vaginal delivery was possible in 85.5% patients.14.5% patients had caesarean delivery due to underlying obstetric problem. Amongst the babies born, 22 (45.8%) were intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) babies,8.3% pregnancies ended in stillbirth. There were 4 (8.3%) maternal deaths in this study.
date: 2009-02-25
date_type: published
publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
volume: 7
number: 4
publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Bhattacharyaya, Maitryaee and Roychowdhury, Joydeb  (2009) Study of Pregnancy Outcome in E-Beta Thalassaemia Mothers.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/6388/1/2008-4-1.pdf