Maternal and fetal outcome in jaundice complicating pregnancy

AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the maternal and fetal outcome in patients with jaundice complicating pregnancy in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: The observational study was conducted in Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, OBG department, Tamil Nadu, India. All Antenatal women with jaundice complicating pregnancy cases during one year period From August 2016 to July 2017.Different parameters including age, parity, gestational age, booking status, mode of delivery, maternal complications, Perinatal outcome in terms of birth weight, perinatal morbidity and mortality were studied. RESULTS: Total cases of jaundice complicating pregnancy admitted were 65. Incidence of jaundice during pregnancy was 0.4 /1000 deliveries. Total primigravida 61.5% and multigravida 38.5%. Of this 55.9% delivered by LSCS and 45.24% delivered vaginally. Term babies were 44,preterm were 15.And 50.8%were male and 49.2% were female.Maternal complication rate24.61% was with 8 case of maternal death. Live births were 91.5% and 7.6% diagnosed as IUD. CONCLUSION: Jaundice complicating pregnancy is associated with increased maternal mortality and morbidity in developing countries like India and significant role in maternal and fetal outcome.Thus it becomes necessary to create more awareness about the importance of regular antenatal care, health education, early diagnosis and appropriate timely treatment to ameliorate many cases and to bring out a satisfactory maternal and fetal outcome