Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat
Objectives: To determine the frequency of multiple gestations in Kohat City. Study Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Labour Room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2020. Methodology:...
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| author | Muhammad Ramzan Fauzia Yasmeen Shazia Afzal Shahida Ghani Shahid Mahmood Bibi Syeda Rafia . |
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Objectives: To determine the frequency of multiple gestations in Kohat City.
Study Design: Retrospective longitudinal study.
Place and Duration of Study: Labour Room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2020.
Methodology: We included 5285 women delivered at Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, during our study period.Basic data were collected from medical record files, and further information was gathered through telephonic interviews with the patients. The frequency of multiple gestations was calculated and compared with local and international statistics.
Results: Out of 5285 deliveries during the study period, there were significant twin pregnancies 156(2.95%) and triplet pregnancies 11(0.21%). 167(3.16%) multiple deliveries were managed at our centre. Further probing showed that 109(65.3%) women used induction medication from registered medical practitioners or quakes/ spiritual healers to get pregnant.
Conclusions: Multiple gestations and the use of induction therapy are much higher in Kohat compared to other parts of the country.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b8ed7c20d214d818023293de4f5f2092022-12-22T03:46:19ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422022-11-0172510.51253/pafmj.v72i5.7475Frequency of Multiple Gestations in KohatMuhammad Ramzan0Fauzia Yasmeen1Shazia Afzal2Shahida Ghani3Shahid Mahmood4Bibi Syeda5Rafia .6Combined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanIslamic International University Islamabad PakistanCombined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Science (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan Objectives: To determine the frequency of multiple gestations in Kohat City. Study Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Labour Room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2020. Methodology: We included 5285 women delivered at Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, during our study period.Basic data were collected from medical record files, and further information was gathered through telephonic interviews with the patients. The frequency of multiple gestations was calculated and compared with local and international statistics. Results: Out of 5285 deliveries during the study period, there were significant twin pregnancies 156(2.95%) and triplet pregnancies 11(0.21%). 167(3.16%) multiple deliveries were managed at our centre. Further probing showed that 109(65.3%) women used induction medication from registered medical practitioners or quakes/ spiritual healers to get pregnant. Conclusions: Multiple gestations and the use of induction therapy are much higher in Kohat compared to other parts of the country. https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/7475Assisted reproductive therapyFertility medicinesFertility treatmentMultiple gestationsOvulation induction |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Ramzan Fauzia Yasmeen Shazia Afzal Shahida Ghani Shahid Mahmood Bibi Syeda Rafia . Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal Assisted reproductive therapy Fertility medicines Fertility treatment Multiple gestations Ovulation induction |
| title | Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat |
| title_full | Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat |
| title_fullStr | Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat |
| title_short | Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat |
| title_sort | frequency of multiple gestations in kohat |
| topic | Assisted reproductive therapy Fertility medicines Fertility treatment Multiple gestations Ovulation induction |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/7475 |
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