All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Introduction : Obstetric cbolestasis is associated with increased maternal and perinatal complications . Nevertheless, data on pregnancy outcomes of women who experience pnnitus but normal bile salt and LFT is scarce. Methods : The fetomatemal outcomes of 50 women with pruritus but normal bile salts and LFTs were compared with matched control of pregnant women without itching. Results : The study and control groups had similar mean gestational ages at delivery and birth weights ( p> 0.05) however women with pruritus were more likely to have meconiurn stained liquor, abnormal intraparturn cardiotocography and PPH (p<0.05).