Maternal and perinatal outcome in XXXX .

@entity6331 @entity1 @entity600 @entity4794
OBJECTIVES: To study the maternal and perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated by @entity6331 . METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out in the cardio-obstetric clinic of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India) over a period of 13 years (1987-1999) involving 486 pregnant @entity1 with @entity6331 . Maternal and perinatal outcome was reviewed. RESULTS: Three hundred and four @entity1 (63.3%) had single valve involvement and @entity4794 was the most predominant lesion (89.2%). One hundred and seventy one (38.6%) @entity1 had undergone surgical correction prior to the onset of pregnancy. One hundred and thirteen @entity1 (22.6%) were identified as NYHA class III-IV. Mitral valvotomy was performed during pregnancy in 48 @entity1 . The incidence of @entity600 and small for gestational age newborns was 12% and 18.2%, respectively. There were 10 maternal deaths, of which eight @entity1 were NYHA III and IV. CONCLUSIONS: @entity6331 in pregnancy is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity in NYHA class III-IV @entity1 .
