Pelvic Girdle Pain During First Pregnancy in India: Prevalence and Diagnostic Insights
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This research intends to determine the occurrence of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) among Indian primigravida. The study was a cross sectional study conducted among 200 pregnant women, aged between 20-35 years and 12-36 weeks of gestation who were approached in Obstetrics outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India. Data on the demographic characteristics (age, height, pre-pregnancy weight, current weight and gestational age) were obtained through interviews. The severity of the pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS), the place of the pain was assessed using a pain drawing. Besides, the provocation of posterior pelvic pain (P4) test was performed to facilitate the distinction between pelvic girdle pain and low back pain. PPGP was diagnosed with five diagnostic criteria. The study noted that the prevalence rate of lumbopelvic pain in pregnancy was 60.3 percent that compares to studies done in United States and Sweden. The combined pain and no pain group showed a big difference in the height and pre-pregnancy weight. The paper has also indicated that without proper management, PPGP may develop into a chronic condition that may respond to the daily lives of individuals, their family members, and society. These findings highlight the necessity of focusing more on PPGP in India and conducting research in the country on the condition, its prevalence, risk factors, and management.
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