Association of biophysical profile with APGAR score.

Abstract

Objective: To determine frequency of neonatal outcomes in neonates born to mother with good BPP score. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics Hilal -E- Ahmar hospital Faisalabad. Period: 30^th November 2020 to 29^th May 2021. Methods: A total of 385 pregnant women with age of gestation from 36 weeks to 42 weeks and 20 to 40 years of age were included. Patients with eclampsia and pre-eclampsia, IUGR, premature rupture of membranes, antepartum hemorrhage were excluded. Biophysical profile (BF) was calculated for all patients. Follow up was carried out till delivery where the type of delivery and APGAR score of neonates was noted, Neonates having APGAR Score of more than7/10 were labelled as having good APGAR score. Results: Mean age of patients was 28.48± 4.13 years. Majority of the patients 247 (64.16%) were between 18 to 30 years of age. In this study, frequency of neonatal outcomes in neonates born to mother with good BPP score was Good APGAR score in 338 (87.79%), Neonatal resuscitation in 45 (11.69%) and neonatal admission in 23 (5.97%). Conclusion: Frequency of good neonatal outcome in neonates born to mother with good BPP score was high.