Imdad Ali Ansari, Ghulam Yasin, Aftab Hussain Shah, Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, Aneel Kumar, Tanveer Ahmed Ansari.
Incidence of hypocalcemia in women of child bearing age.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):764-5.

Aim : To evaluate the incidence of hypocalcemia among women during childbearing age. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Outpatient Department and Medical Wards, Chandka Medical College Hospital Larkana from 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019. Methods: A total of 90 pregnant women were recruited for this study. All the non -pregnant women, chronic diseases and comorbidities were excluded whereas pregnant women aged 18 -40 with gestational age of above 26 weeks attending the OPD and wards were included. Results : The mean age of the women was 28±7.80 with range 18 -40. Seventy percent of the women were in the age category of 21 to 35. The mean calcium level was 85±9.2 mg/l. The average glucose level was 1.2±0.43. Similarly urea level was 0.22±0.07 g/l. 70% of the all the births during the study, the deliveries were vaginal whereas the caesarean section was 30%. Conclusion: High incidence of mild hypocalcemia among childbearing women was found.

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