Effect of Lunar Cycle on Delivery Rates in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India - A Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND From ancient period, moon has been held responsible for many biological activities. The lunar cycle has long been thought to have many chemical & physical effects on human beings especially women. The menstrual cycle, conception, delivery and even fertility have been closely linked to the moon’s cycles. The relation of lunar phases to the birth rate has been the focus of considerable research with still controversial results. We wanted to study the moon phases with regard to birth rate, relationship between lunar position and the time of delivery, preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), instrumental delivery, normal vaginal delivery (NVD), lower segment Caesarean section (LSCS) and multiple pregnancy. METHODS Retrospective data from daily antenatal mother admissions, and delivery rates present in the public domain of a tertiary care hospital of Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, India from 1st Oct 2019 to 30th Sept 2020 was evaluated with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS Delivery rates were not related to lunar 1 st quarter, full moon, new moon, and last quarter of lunar cycle with total delivery (P < 0.05), LSCS (P > 0.05), NVD (P > 0.05), instrumental delivery (P > 0.05), twin delivery (P > 0.05), and IUFD (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Birth rates do not correlate with phases of the moon. KEYWORDS Lunar Cycle, Birth, Delivery, Pregnancy, Obstetrics

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Study of fetomaternal outcome of teenage pregnancy in a tertiary care hospital-MGMGH

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20185444 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 303

Author(s):

Gayathrie Devi ◽

Kayalvizhi . ◽

Poovathi M.

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

Health Problem ◽

Teenage Pregnancy ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽

Care Hospital

Background: The objective is to study the fetomaternal outcome in teenage pregnancy at MGMGH for the study period of 6 months from April 2018 to September 2018. Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide health problem. WHO defined adolescence as the period from 10-19 years. It is a serious health problem in a developing country like India. Teenage pregnancy is associated with high risk of prematurity, low birthweight, preeclampsia and anaemia. The NHFS IV 2015 -2016 estimates that overall teenage pregnancy in India 7.9%.Methods: It is a retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care hospital at MGMGH, Trichy over a period of 6 months.251 teenage pregnant women delivered at our institution were selected for the study out of 4508 total deliveries during the study period. Parameters including incidence, age, parity, booking status, educational and socioeconomic status, medical disorders, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum complications, mode of delivery and neonatal outcome were studied.Results: Study showed the incidence of teenage pregnancy at our MGMGH is 5.56%. Among these teenage pregnant women 47.1% had anaemia, 23.1% had gestational hypertension,4.8% of women had eclampsia, 22.3% % had preterm delivery. Lscs rate was 27.1%,70.29 % had Normal vaginal delivery,1.6% had instrumental deliveries, 31.5% had low birth weight babies,28.2 % NICU admissions, 2.9% perinatal deaths.Conclusions: Teenage pregnancy is associated with increased incidence of anaemia, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, preterm delivery, instrumental delivery, low birth weight and perinatal death. By improving socio economic status, education, nutrition, good antenatal care, public awareness, institutional delivery and postnatal care help in reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in adolescent pregnancy.

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Modelling of COVID-19 positive cases at tertiary care hospital of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh using regression models

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211252 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 1899

Author(s):

Suneel Kumar Kaushal ◽

Navin Kumar ◽

Mukesh Yadav ◽

Ashok Kumar Patel

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

P Value ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Age Group ◽

Human Beings ◽

Male Population ◽

Cubic Model

Background: Corona viruses signify a most important group of viruses mostly affecting human beings. It is a respiratory infection with common signs and symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, headache, and loss of taste, loss of smell, respiratory symptoms. In India till 31st December 2020, the total number of confirmed cases were 1,02,86,310; with active number of cases were 2,52,699 number of cases recovered were 98,81,732 while number of deaths were 1,49,018. Objective of the study was to find the quadratic and cubic model of COVID-19 positive cases at tertiary care hospital of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.Methods: A hospital based study was carried out with confirmed covid-19 cases admitted to Government Medical College Banda, UP. 1486 cases have been taken from the period of 1st April 2020 up to 31st December 2020.Results: In this study maximum cases (30.14%) belongs to the age group of 30-45 years. Male population is more than females in all districts. In this study the cubic model shows the best fit with the highest R-square value. Difference in the proportion in each age group (p value<0.001) and sign and symptoms (p value < 0.001) were statistically significant.Conclusions: The current study focused on presenting trends in the Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh with respect to the outbreak of COVID-19. The spread of COVID-19 cases follow cubic model. We conclude that cases of COVID-19 will decline in the coming days heading towards the reduction in daily number of cases.

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DRY-EYE DISEASE AMONG MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN WESTERN UP DURING THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD 2020 – A CROSSSECTIONAL STUDY.

10.36106/ijsr/7237729 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Neelima Mehrotra ◽

Amrita Bajpai Mishra ◽

Alia Yamin ◽

Ruchi Saxena ◽

Ashwani Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Dry Eye ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Dry Eye Disease ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Human Beings ◽

Ocular Surface Disease Index ◽

Cross Sectional

Objective : To estimate the prevalence of dry-eye disease (DED) among medical professionals in a tertiary care hospital in Western UP during the lockdown period 2020. Materials & Methods : This was a cross-sectional hospital-based, observational study from 7th May 2020 till 14th May 2020, that included 50 medical professionals as subjects. The study compares the increase in the number of hours spent on Visual Display Terminals (VDTs) before and during the lockdown period 2020. This in-turn led to numerous ill-effects on human beings, out of which ocular manifestations like dry-eye disease has been on the rise. The study has been carried out in the form of questionnaire survey data – Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) asking about the symptoms and various other parameters, related to dry eye. Results : The mean number of hours spent on VDTs before lockdown was 2.82±1.32 hours and during lockdown was 6.26±4.76 hours. In accordance with the OSDI scoring, 23/50 subjects developed DED. Out of these, 28% (14/50) had mild DED, 16% (8/50) had moderate DED, and only 2% (1/50) had severe DED. Prevalence of dry eye was directly proportionate to exposure time to VDT during the lockdown. Conclusion : The prevalence of dry-eye disease (DED) among medical professionals during the lockdown period 2020 was 46%. This was attributed to the increased dependence on VDTs for various purposes.

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Prevalence of Preterm Birth Rate During COVID-19 Lockdown in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Riyadh

Cureus ◽

10.7759/cureus.13634 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roya Huseynova ◽

Latifa Bin Mahmoud ◽

Adli Abdelrahim ◽

Morabet Al Hemaid ◽

Muath S Almuhaini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Preterm Birth ◽

Birth Rate ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Preterm Birth Rate

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MECONIUM AND URINARY PATTERNS OF HEALTHY TERM NEWBORNS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF WESTERN NEPAL- A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/jucms.v6i1.21658 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 8-10

Author(s):

Badri Kumar Gupta ◽

Raju Kaphle ◽

Binod Kumar Gupta ◽

Sandeep Shresth ◽

Navneet Raj Kumar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Milk ◽

Observational Study ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Term Newborns

Introduction: The time of passage of the newborn's first meconium/stool is an indicator of health and is used to screen for normal gastrointestinal tract function. Most newborns urinate after birth, and this is an indication of normal renal function. The aim of this study is to investigate the meconium/stool and urinary patterns of healthy neonates so that it will help us to know the average time of passing meconium and Urine in newborns.Materials and Methods: A hospital based observational study was conducted for a period of one year in healthy term newborns delivered at UCMS-TH, a tertiary care hospital in western Nepal. Newborns with a gestational age of ≥ 37 weeks delivered by normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section were included. The newborns were fed either breast milk exclusively or a combination of breast milk and formula. The frequency of meconium/stool and urine passage was recorded throughout their hospital stay with their timings. Babies with congenital anomalies were excluded from the study (like imperforate anus, cleft lip and palate and spina bifida, colloidal baby).Results: Out of 1050 delivered babies, 5 were excluded from final analysis as they did not meet the inclusion criteria. The study showed that majority (97.8%) of newborns passed meconium within 24 hours of life while only 2% babies passed meconium after 1st day (24 hours-48 hours) suggesting that majority of newborns pass stool within 48 hours of life. Also, the study showed that majority (99.8%) of babies passed urine within first 12 hours while only 0.2 % babies passed urine between 13-24 hours suggesting that most babies passed urine within first 12 hours. Conclusions: It was observed in study that average time of passage of meconium in most of the babies were before 48 hours and passage of urine within 12 hours.Journal of Universal College of Medical ScienceVol. 6, No. 1, 2018, page: 8-10

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Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Regarding Nursing Interruptions Among Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice ◽

10.47941/ijhmnp.582 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 17-35

Author(s):

Simon Javed ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Kausar Parveen ◽

Muhammad Afzal

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Unique Contribution ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Human Beings ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Purpose: Nursing is a profession who belong to care of community, a universal perception. Nurses job criteria belongs to many distractions and obstacles in performing their job. Interruption is considered to be part of workplace. The nursing profession responsibility and reliability are of high concerns because it deals with the life of human beings. Interruption at workplace compromises the patient safety. The study sought to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding nursing interruption among nurses. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study design used. Questionnaire a tool used to collect data from tertiary care hospital (n=115). The tool contains a dimension of knowledge attitude and practice scoring of questionnaires as knowledge 50 score, attitude 45 and practice 28, respectively number questions each domains knowledge 10, attitude 9 and practice 7. Results: The KAP regarding interruption among Pakistani nurses score range (26-123). The means of knowledge attitude and practices respectively 31.2957 ± 7.21229, 33.1478 ± 5.68507, 19.5826 ± 3.86841. the collective mean and standard deviation of knowledge attitude and practice 84.0261 ± 16.76577. correlation statistically significant in KAP (p<0.05). Coefficient of correlation knowledge enhance practices. The combined KAP of respondents was 69%. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Knowledge attitude and practice prime parameters of confirming the quality of understanding and performance. Study concluded that nurses have moderate level of knowledge attitude and practice 69%. The knowledge and attitude positive coefficient correlation, enhance each other. Gender, increased academic qualification, attention of leader and experience correlation with KAP. Experience and age group 10-15 years possess a high degree of knowledge attitude and practice. There is a need for interruption management training moreover requiring leader attention. Basic understating about interruption on a clinical place not considerably efficient. The dependent variable causes a 20% variance in the criterion variable.

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