EFFECT OF INTERVENTION IN LATE AND POST TERM PREGNANCIES ON NEONATAL AND EMPLOYED WOMEN OUTCOMES

Abstract

Background: A prolonged pregnancy is a pregnancy between 41+ 0 weeks through 41+6 weeks of gestation. It is also known as late-term pregnancy measured from the first day of the last menstrual period. It is approximately 5 to 10 percent of all pregnancies. The pregnancy which continued beyond 42 weeks' gestation is called post term or post maturity pregnancy. It is about 1%. Postterm pregnancy is associated with higher risk of maternal and fetal complications such as emergency cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, birth canal injuries, macrosomia, meconium aspiration syndrome, and admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).