FETAL NASAL BONE LENGTH AS A PREDICTOR OF UNFAVOURABLE PERINATAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN 18 TO 22 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE.

Abstract

Background: The determination of the study is to anticipate the unfavorable perinatal outcomes which is essential to avoid morbidities in both the mother and the fetus. To study the length of the fetal nasal bone as the predic Aim: tor of unfavorable perinatal outcomes between 18 to 22 weeks of gestational age. Retrospective cohort study. The study accepted information from 200 Study Design: Methods: pregnant women between the gestational age of 18 and 22 weeks, along with the length of the fetal nasal bone. Percentiles for fetal nasal bone length were calculated and assessed to predict the unfavorable perinatal outcomes such preterm premature rupture of membrane, premature labour, preterm birth, and fetal discomfort. Results: th Fetal nasal bone length greater than the 95 percentile was substantially related to unfavorable perinatal consequences like preterm premature rupture of membranes, preterm labour, preterm delivery, and fetal discomfort. Conclusion: Higher percentiles of the length of a fetus nasal bone between 18 and 22 weeks of gestational age may help with the forecast of unfavorable perinatal outcomes such as preterm delivery, preterm labour, and preterm premature rupture of membranes