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Introduction: The human body goes through a roller coaster of hormonal changes during pregnancy. The periodontal pathologies may alter and may bring about different/altered responses to normal stimuli. Hence, in our study, we assessed the relation between the chronic periodontitis and its impact on the intrauterine growth of the fetus. Material and Method: We conducted a retrospective observational study, where the data was collected from the institutional records. We included 200 pregnant subjects and grouped them equally as those with and without periodontal pathologies. We compared the groups for various parameters of the subject and the new born, and measured the significance deliberating P < 0.05 as significant. Results: We observed that among the various clinical parameters, the female subjects were exponentially prone to "vulvo-vaginitis, premature rupture of membranes" and the new born had restricted growth. Conclusion: Oral health affects the general health. The periodontal disease specifically has an adverse impact among pregnant women. Hence care should be given to oral hygiene maintenance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Eclampsia is an acute life-threatening complication of pregnancy, it contribute to a maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India. Aim: To study the maternal and perinatal outcomes among eclamptic patients admitted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Andhra Medical College. Materials and methods: The prospective study was carried on 98 pregnant women admitted with eclampsia during January 2019 to December 2019. We included women presented with eclampsia or developed eclampsia during hospital stay. Results: This study showed 98 eclampsia cases out of a total of 7,044 deliveries in our hospital, it is more common in age group belongs to 20 - 25 years age group (60%) and primigravida (66.4%), majority of the cases were un-booked (88%), 53% cases with gestational age >36 weeks and antepartum eclampsia 69 (70.4%) and 11 maternal deaths mainly due to pulmonary edema, perinatal mortality was 29.4% mainly due to respiratory distress syndrome. Conclusion: Eclampsia is one of most important and common obstetric emergencies which has significant maternal and perinatal outcome. Good and regular antenatal care with emphasis on appropriate health education of pregnant mothers, improvement of socioeconomic conditions and spreading of awareness in the community early diagnosis of pre-eclampsia and timely intervention with prompt treatment, early referral and judicious termination of pregnancy may help in reducing maternal and perinatal outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]