STUDY TO DETERMINE BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY

Objective: In women, the utmost usual causes of vaginal discharge is bacterial vaginosis. The risk of preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and abortion has been suggested to be advanced in pregnancies pretentious by bacterial vaginosis. This study was planned to govern the bacterial vaginosis incidence and its relation with preterm labor, miscarriage, premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine fetal death (IUFD).

Study Design: A cohort study.

Place and Duration: In the Gynaecology and Obstetrics departments in Tertiary hospitals of Southern Punjab including Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur and Nishter Hospital, Multan for two year duration from May 2017 to May 2019.

Methods: Before 20 weeks of gestation; 136 women identified with bacterial vaginosis were included in exposure group and in non-exposed group there were 397 pregnant women deprived of bacterial vaginosis. The relationship between premature birth, miscarriage, intrauterine fetal death and bacterial vaginosis and premature rupture of membranes in pregnancy were evaluated. In SPSS version 18.0 data was analyzed. For Fisher's exact test and statistical comparisons; Chi-square test were used and Yates correction were performed when required. P <0.05 was taken as statically significant.

Results: The frequency of intrauterine fetal death, abortion, premature rupture of membranes and preterm delivery were 0.9%, 1.3%, 1.3%, 3.6% correspondingly. There was no arithmetical association between abortion and bacterial vaginosis, but the association between bacterial vaginosis and preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death and PROM was substantial (p <0/001).

Conclusion: The results of this analysis show that preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death and premature rupture rates are greater in females with bacterial vaginosis than