--- abstract: 'Forty eight E-Beta thalassaemia patients were studied in NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal during the period from 2000-2006. In all patients Hb% ranged from 5.2g% - 9.6g%. It was more than 8g% in 17 (35.4%), 6-8g% in 22 (45.8%) and less than 6g% in 9(18.7% ) patients. 72.9% patients required regular blood transfusion while the rest (27.1%) received blood transfusion occasionally.81.25% pregnancy were carried up to term whereas 18.75% pregnancy ended in preterm delivery. Vaginal delivery was possible in 85.5% patients.14.5% patients had caesarean delivery due to underlying obstetric problem. Amongst the babies born, 22 (45.8%) were intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) babies,8.3% pregnancies ended in stillbirth. There were 4 (8.3%) maternal deaths in this study.' altloc: - http://www.ojhas.org/issue28/2008-4-1.htm chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - ~ - rcjoydeb@gmail.com creators_name: - family: Bhattacharyaya given: Maitryaee honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Roychowdhury given: Joydeb honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2009-02-25 date_type: published datestamp: 2009-03-28 09:32:23 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/63/88 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: - Kakkilaya BS editors_name: - family: Kakkilaya given: Srinivas honourific: Dr. lineage: '' eprint_status: archive eprintid: 6388 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/6388/1/2008%2D4%2D1.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'E-Beta thalassaemia, High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:20 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 4 pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: "1.Savona-Ventura C, Bonello F. Beta-thalasaemia syndromes and pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Surv, 1994;49:129-37\r\n2.Aessopos A, Karabatsos F, Youssef J. Pregnancy inpatients with well-treated beta-thalasaemia: outcome for mothers and newborn infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999;180:360-5\r\n3.Tuck SM, Jensen CE, Wonke B, Yardumian A. Pregnancy management and outcomes in women with thalassaemia major. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1998;11(suppl):923-8.\r\n4.Kumar RM, Rizk DE, Khuranna A. Beta-thalassemia major and successful pregnancy. J Reprod Med 1997;42:294-8\r\n" relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 22 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2009-03-28 09:32:23 subjects: - OJHAS succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: Study of Pregnancy Outcome in E-Beta Thalassaemia Mothers type: journale userid: 4338 volume: 7