Effect of Increased Maternal Body Mass Index on Obstetrical and Pregnancy Outcome

2024-09-17T05:58:24+00:00

Introduction: Pregnancy is a normal physiological process among normal-weight women but weight gain beyond normal during pregnancy is a major risk factor to affect the pregnancy and its outcome adversely.
Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an antenatal care unit of a selected hospital in Gujarat from August 2023 to May 2024 in order to assess the maternal body mass index (BMI) at 20/24 weeks of gestation and compare the obstetrical and pregnancy outcomes between women having normal weight and women with raised BMI. 350 pregnant women with varying BMI were studied, having 150 women with normal weight (Group A) and 200 women with raised BMI (Group B) who were further classified into 4 groups according to their BMI. Women in both groups were assessed during their regular antenatal checkups and during delivery for any obstetrical complications and pregnancy outcomes and their results were compared.
Results: A significant difference was revealed in the obstetrical and pregnancy outcomes between the two groups. Hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes mellitus was prevalent in moderate and high risk obese subjects. Maximum number of subjects with normal weight overweight, low-risk obesity and moderate risk obesity had spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) as compared to subjects with high risk obese subjects where majority had operative delivery (86.67%) who were preterm(40%), had low mean Apgar sore and had low birth weight (13.33%).
Conclusion: The study concluded that an increase in weight and BMI needs to be addressed during the prenatal period in order to have a safe and healthy pregnancy outcome.

How to cite this article:
Bashir N, Tanveer H. Effect of Increased Maternal Body Mass Index on Obstetrical and Pregnancy Outcome. Int J Adv Res Gynaecol Obstet 2024;2(2):1-8.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breast Self-Examination among Female Students of Government Degree College Pulwama, Kashmir

2025-02-20T08:54:02+00:00

Introduction: Breast self-examination is a crucial screening method,

especially for detecting cancer in women who test negative on

mammograms or clinical breast exams. It also helps in identifying

cancer in women who haven’t been screened. This self-examination

involves checking for lumps in the breast at home.

Results: The pre-test results showed that 46.67% (28) had an inadequate

level of knowledge, 53.33% (32) had a moderate level of knowledge,

and none had an adequate level of knowledge about Breast Self-

Examination. However, the post-test results revealed that 25% (15)

had a moderate level of knowledge, 75% (45) had an adequate level of

knowledge, and none had an inadequate level of knowledge regarding

breast self-examination.

Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the video-assisted

teaching program was highly effective, as evidenced by the significant

improvement in post-test knowledge scores among the study subjects.

How to cite this article:
Khursheed T, Ara T, Mustafa T, Fayaz N B, Munawar
T, Maqbool I, Farooq S. A Study to Assess
the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching
Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breast
Self-Examination among Female Students of
Government Degree College Pulwama, Kashmir
. Int J Adv Res Gynaecol Obstet 2024;5(2):9-14.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/30505364.202403

International Journal of Advanced Research in Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Effect of Increased Maternal Body Mass Index on Obstetrical and Pregnancy Outcome

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breast Self-Examination among Female Students of Government Degree College Pulwama, Kashmir