Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Verbal Autopsy of 115 Cases of Intra Uterine Fetal Death at Tertiary Care Centre

  • Author:
  • Lajya D. Goyal1, Rajora Parveen2, Sagar Meenakshi3
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 147 to 152

1Associate Professor, Department of Obst. & Gynae, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College And Hospital, Faridkot

2Assistantt Professor, Department of Obst. & Gynae, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College And Hospital, Faridkot

3Senior Resident, Department of Obst. & Gynae, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College And Hospital, Faridkot

Online published on 13 February, 2013.

Abstract

To identify the maternal, socio-demographic fetal and medical care factors involved in fetal death. And to determine possible preventive action for reducing rate of fetal death in our country.

A retrospective study of hospital records and death summaries of all intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) over the period from August 2011 to July 2012 was carried out.

There were a total of 115 IUFD out of 920 deliveries giving fetal death rate of 125 per 1000 births. Low socio-economic profile 76%, illiteracy 66.09% and lack of prenatal care 65.22% are important epidemiological risk factors. The commonest feto-maternal risk factor was placental hemorrhage 20% followed by hypertensive disease of pregnancy 19.13% and prematurity 9.56%.

Placental hemorrhage, hypertensive diseases, lack of antenatal care, illiteracy and lack of health awareness emerged out as important risk factor for IUFD most of which are amenable to intervention.

Keywords

Intra Uterine Fetal Death, Risk Factors, Tertiary Care Centre