Prevalence of Gestational thrombocytopenia in five cities of India: A cross sectional descriptive study

Abstract

: Pregnancy is a wonderful event of a women life, where in a female prepare herself to give birth to child. The physiological changes in blood include a rise in erythrocytes and a decrease in platelets, which results in the condition known as thrombocytopenia, where the platelet counts are fewer than a few lakhs and bring on bleeding symptoms. The decreased platelet during pregnancy is called gestational thrombocytopenia. : The present study aims to find the prevalence of the gestational thrombocytopenia in India. A cross sectional descriptive study design used to identify the prevalence rate of the gestational thrombocytopenia in India, total 3952 samples from India like Lucknow, Panipat, Sonipat, Gohana, Delhi. The study found that the prevalence of gestational thrombocytopenia is 3.4%. During the study period records revealed that 37 women (27%) belonged to gestational age of 30-33 weeks, 30 women (21%) belonged to gestational age of 34-36 weeks and 70 women (51%) belonged to gestational age of 37-40 weeks. Thirty-five (25.5%) cases had mild thrombocytopenia, 22 women (16%) had moderate, and 80 women (58.7%) had severe thrombocytopenia.: The present study assessed the prevalence of the gestational thrombocytopenia at various cities in India, suggested the importance of the early identification of gestational thrombocytopenia and prevention of complications related to gestation and pregnancy outcome