Perinatal outcome among fasting and non fasting mothers during the month of Ramadan

Authors

  • Zahegul Gul Department of obstetrics & Gynecology Unit II Ruth Pfau Civil hospital and Dow Medical College
  • Seema Rajar Department of obstetrics & Gynecology Unit II Ruth Pfau Civil hospital and Dow Medical College
  • Zeenat Shaikh Department of obstetrics & Gynecology Unit II Ruth Pfau Civil hospital and Dow Medical College
  • Kashif Shafique Dow University of Health Sciences
  • Nazli Hossain Dow University of Health Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.344.15654

Keywords:

Ramadan, Maternal fasting, Pakistan, Placental weight.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the perinatal outcome among fasting and non fasting pregnant mothers.

Methods: A total of 180 women, who came for delivery in the labor suite were included, after verbal informed consent. These women were divided in two groups fasting (n=100), and non-fasting (n=80).

Results: The mean age of the mothers was 27.16

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Published

2018-08-02

How to Cite

Gul, Z., Rajar, S., Shaikh, Z., Shafique, K., & Hossain, N. (2018). Perinatal outcome among fasting and non fasting mothers during the month of Ramadan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.344.15654

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2018): July - August 2018

Section

Original Articles