The maternal and newborn outcomes through assisted delivery versus normal delivery in a selected hospital in shimla himachal pradesh

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Neena, DJ., Viji, M and Kalpana, T

The aim of this study is to reduce complication associated morbidity and mortality of mother and newborn having assisted delivery/normal delivery. A comparative Research design was used to compare the mother and newborn outcome. Sample size was 52 mothers and their newborns. Result revealed that 88.3% neonates had scalp injury, abrasion, bruising. 50% newborns had cephalohematoma by vacuum extraction delivery. Jaundice was found 50% in both normal and assisted delivery. Newborns on phototherapy for treatment of jaundice in assisted delivery was 50% and in normal delivery it was 36.9% . Newborns were admitted in NICU in assisted delivery was 53.8% but in normal delivery only 26.9% newborn admitted in NICU. Findings revealed that newborn outcome with assisted /normal delivery shows significant difference. Fall in hemoglobin, after delivery was statistically significant associated with assisted versus normal delivery (p<0.005).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.10787.1844
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