gestational age at delivery, preterm labor, intrauterine fetal
Purposes
To determine the incidence, obstetrical, and
death, cesarean section, or respiratory distress syndrome.
fetal complication rates of intrahepatic cholestasis of
There was significantly higher intrapartum non-reassuring
pregnancy (ICP) in patients managed expectantly to 40-
fetal heart rate patterns and meconium-stained amniotic
(P\
and\
weeks gestation.
fluid in ICP group
0.01
\0.0001, respectively).
Methods
In
a
prospective
cohort
study
conducted
Conclusions
The incidence of ICP in this region is low
between February 2008 and January 2010, a total of 21,960
compared to worldwide range. Expectant management to
pregnant women in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia were
40-weeks gestation is associated with obstetrical and fetal
screened for ICP using specific criteria for diagnosis. The
outcomes
comparable
to
normal
pregnancy;
however,
course of pregnancy was monitored to 40-weeks gestation
intrapartum fetal asphyxia is more likely
or spontaneous onset of labor, whichever comes first. The
measured outcomes were compared with a cross-matched
group of healthy pregnant women. Continuous variables
v2
were analyzed with
t
test, while
test was used for
comparing percentages.
Results
The incidence of ICP was 0.35% (76/21,960).
There was no significant difference between groups in