EFFECT OF VAGINAL BLEEDING IN EARLY-PREGNANCY ON OUTCOME

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 63  (4) , 515-518
Abstract
The effect of vaginal bleeding in the 1st half of pregnancy on fetal outcome is retrospectively analyzed in 523 cases and compared with a control group of 6706. Early-pregnancy bleeding was associated with more preterm deliveries and lower birth weight. The frequency of congenital anomalies and growth-retarded infants was unaffected. Neonatal death and low Apgar scores were seen more often than expected, but stillbirth rates were not significantly increased. Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy evidently is a useful indicator of risk for suboptimal outcome.

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