Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term covering a group of disorders arising from a non-progressive injury to the brain during its development. It results from injury to developing brains. These injuries can be both intrauterine or peripartum. Better antenatal and peripartum care will h...
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| author | Neha Rai Narendra Rai Virinder Singh Gogia Devesh Kumar Shukla |
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| description | Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term covering a group of disorders arising from a non-progressive injury to the brain during its development. It results from injury to developing brains. These injuries can be both intrauterine or peripartum. Better antenatal and peripartum care will help in decreasing the number of children with CP.
Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate antenatal as well as post-natal risk factors of CP in children in Uttar Pradesh.
Materials and Methods: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted on children aged 2–14 years with CP visiting Pediatric Neurology clinic of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.
Results: 104 children were enrolled in the study. Mean age of children enrolled for the study was 2.8 years. About 66% were vaginally delivered. About 83% (n=86) were term deliveries. Intrapartum complication was seen in 33% (n=34) of mothers. Most common peripartum complication was prolonged labor (100%, n=34) followed by meconium stained liquor (85%, n=29). Cord around neck was seen in 24% (n=8) of cases. About 25% of were low birth weight. About 49.4% (n=42) were attended by Angan Wadi workers. Most common motor type of CP was spastic quadriplegia (57.6%, n=60), followed by spastic diplegia (23%, n=24), spastic hemiplegia (10.57%, n=11), and hypotonic CP (7.6%, n=8).
Conclusion: Majority of study were delivered vaginally and at term yet 82% had perinatal asphyxia and nearly 50% were received by Anganwadi workers. Better antenatal and perinatal care are the road to prevention of CP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de2727efc1734e76b0aab208b8f4c39a2022-12-22T02:17:05ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762022-09-01139207212https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v13i9.44237Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of careNeha Rai 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2374-7740Narendra Rai 1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0979-2377Virinder Singh Gogia 2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1923-335XDevesh Kumar Shukla 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-9705Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Head, Department of Pediatrics, Chandan Institute of Pediatrics, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Professor Junior Grade (Additional Professor) and Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Research Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term covering a group of disorders arising from a non-progressive injury to the brain during its development. It results from injury to developing brains. These injuries can be both intrauterine or peripartum. Better antenatal and peripartum care will help in decreasing the number of children with CP. Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate antenatal as well as post-natal risk factors of CP in children in Uttar Pradesh. Materials and Methods: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted on children aged 2–14 years with CP visiting Pediatric Neurology clinic of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. Results: 104 children were enrolled in the study. Mean age of children enrolled for the study was 2.8 years. About 66% were vaginally delivered. About 83% (n=86) were term deliveries. Intrapartum complication was seen in 33% (n=34) of mothers. Most common peripartum complication was prolonged labor (100%, n=34) followed by meconium stained liquor (85%, n=29). Cord around neck was seen in 24% (n=8) of cases. About 25% of were low birth weight. About 49.4% (n=42) were attended by Angan Wadi workers. Most common motor type of CP was spastic quadriplegia (57.6%, n=60), followed by spastic diplegia (23%, n=24), spastic hemiplegia (10.57%, n=11), and hypotonic CP (7.6%, n=8). Conclusion: Majority of study were delivered vaginally and at term yet 82% had perinatal asphyxia and nearly 50% were received by Anganwadi workers. Better antenatal and perinatal care are the road to prevention of CP.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/44237cerebral palsy; complication; labor; national programme; rehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Neha Rai Narendra Rai Virinder Singh Gogia Devesh Kumar Shukla Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care Asian Journal of Medical Sciences cerebral palsy; complication; labor; national programme; rehabilitation |
| title | Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| title_full | Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| title_short | Cerebral Palsy in Children - an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy - How far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| title_sort | cerebral palsy in children an indicator of maternal care in pregnancy how far are we from attaining continuum of care |
| topic | cerebral palsy; complication; labor; national programme; rehabilitation |
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