Comparison of Adverse Obstetrical Outcome in Patients with and without First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding

Aim: To compare frequency of adverse obstetrical outcome in patients with and without first trimester vaginal bleeding. Study design: It was a prospective cohort study. Duration: Nine months from January 2013 to September 2013. Settings: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Methods: A total of 266 women (133 in each group) fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Results: In our study, comparison of obstetrical outcome in both groups was done which shows that preterm delivery was recorded in 60(45.11%) in exposed group while 27(20.30%) in non-exposed group, p value was 0.000 which shows a significant difference, PPROM was calculated as 26(19.55%) in exposed and 11(8.27%) in non-exposed group, p value was calculated as 0.007 also showing a significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: We concluded that first trimester threatened miscarriage is significantly associated with PPROM and Preterm delivery as compared to those patients without first trimester threatened miscarriage.