Effects of Different types of Pica substances on Maternal and Fetal Outcome- A prospective study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
The present study was carried out to study effects of different types of pica substances on maternal and fetal outcome. Of total 150 pregnant women were studied, 6.7% of the subjects reported to have pica. The prevalence of different types of pica substances are ice is 50%, soil is 30% and clay is 20%.The outcomes measured were anemia, prematurity, low birth weight and intrauterine fetal growth restriction. Results showed that hemoglobin levels in women with pica for soil, clay and ice during pregnancy were lower compared to nonpica group. There is significant difference in birth weight, birth length and head circumference in different types of pica compared to non-pica group. There is no significant difference in mean gestational age between pica and non-pica group .Present study recommends that as pica diagnosis during pregnancy is inexpensive and be included in prenatal care, its early diagnosis would contribute to the identification of pregnant women who could be at increased risk of anemia, intrauterine growth restriction and low birth weight. It is recommended that effort should be made to diagnose pica in early pregnancy so that adverse effects can be prevented.
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N. Lavanya, P. A. Chandrasekharan
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