FETAL OUTCOME IN WOMEN UNDERGOING EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTION DUE TO FETAL DISTRESS ON CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY
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2025-07-20
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Fetal Outcome, Cardiotocography, Cesarean Section, fetal monitoring, Apgar score
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OBJECTIVE: “To determine the fetal outcomes in women undergoing emergency cesarean section due to presumed fetal distress on Cardiotocography (CTG).” Study Design: Descriptive case series Study place and period: Chaudhary Muhammad Akram Teaching and Research hospital, Lahore January to June 2025.
Methodology: After meeting selection criteria total 135 women were enrolled. CTG was performed to monitor the fetal heart rate and contractions, thus identifying presumed fetal distress. The primary outcome variables for this study are fetal outcomes. The Apgar score was assessed at one and five minutes after birth. The outcome was assessed on proforma. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 26. Results: This study included women with a mean age of 30.01 (±8.19) years and an average gestational age of 38.41 (±1.10) weeks. Regarding fetal outcomes, 29 infants (21.5%) experienced birth asphyxia, and the same number had low Apgar scores. Additionally, 29 newborns (21.5%) were admitted to the NICU, while early neonatal death occurred in 11 cases (8.1%).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that in women undergoing emergency cesarean section, low Apgar scores and birth asphyxia are most common complications, followed by NICU admissions and early neonatal deaths.
Methodology: After meeting selection criteria total 135 women were enrolled. CTG was performed to monitor the fetal heart rate and contractions, thus identifying presumed fetal distress. The primary outcome variables for this study are fetal outcomes. The Apgar score was assessed at one and five minutes after birth. The outcome was assessed on proforma. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 26. Results: This study included women with a mean age of 30.01 (±8.19) years and an average gestational age of 38.41 (±1.10) weeks. Regarding fetal outcomes, 29 infants (21.5%) experienced birth asphyxia, and the same number had low Apgar scores. Additionally, 29 newborns (21.5%) were admitted to the NICU, while early neonatal death occurred in 11 cases (8.1%).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that in women undergoing emergency cesarean section, low Apgar scores and birth asphyxia are most common complications, followed by NICU admissions and early neonatal deaths.
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FETAL OUTCOME IN WOMEN UNDERGOING EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTION DUE TO FETAL DISTRESS ON CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY. (2025). The Research of Medical Science Review, 3(7), 2181-2187. https://medicalsciencereview.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/2239