Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Subchorionic Hematoma

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Irina O. Bushtyreva ¹, ², PhD, ScD; Natalia B. Kuznetsova ¹, ², PhD; Victoria V. Barinova ¹, ²*, PhD; Anna V. Kovaleva²; Maria P. Dmitrieva²

¹ Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia;² Rostov State Perinatal Centre, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

*Corresponding author: Victoria V. Barinova, PhD. Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.  E-mail: Victoria-barinova@yandex.ru

Published: September 12, 2015. DOI: 10.21103/Article5(3)_OA5

Abstract: 

Background: The role of subchorionic hematoma (SCH) in the first trimester of pregnancy remains open for discussion. Some authors claim that SCH does not affect the pregnancy; others have found that it is a serious risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. The objective of the present study was to explore the outcomes of pregnancy in patients with SCH diagnosed in the first trimester.

Methods and Results: The study involved 194 pregnant women who were in terms of 6 to12 weeks: 115 women with SCH (Group 1) and 79 apparently healthy pregnant women (Group 2). A missed miscarriage was observed in 27/23% women of Group 1 and in 4/5% of Group 2 (P<0.05), recurrent threat of miscarriage in 27/23% and in 4/5%, recurrent bleeding in 14/12% and 2/3%, and the short cervix syndrome in 22/19% and 5/6% women, respectively.

Conclusion: The results of our study show that the presence of SCH adversely affects the first half of pregnancy, leading to recurrent threatened abortion, recurrent threat of miscarriage, missed miscarriage until 12 weeks of gestation, and the short cervix syndrome. 

Keywords: 
subchorionic hematoma; miscarriage; short cervix syndrome.
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