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Dr Salma further informed that in pregnant women, iodine deficiency could cause loss of pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation and intrauterine death, miss carriage and deafness and dumbness of a woman's off springs.
Pregnancy and SLE affect the immune system, increasing the risk of pregnancy-related complications such as abortions, stillbirths, prematurity, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth retardation (6, 7).
For the foetus, the risks include prematurity in up to 50 per cent of newborns, intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight, immune deficiency and congenital anomalies, said the doctor.
This happens because of intrauterine growth retardation, which is a result of poor nutrition or lack of adequate oxygen to the baby," Dr Asha Sharma, senior consultant, gynaecology, Rockland hospital, said.
Chronic histiocytic intervillositis (CHI) is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes, including intrauterine growth retardation and stillbirth.
At review, it was decided to induce labour, in view of the severe intrauterine growth retardation and prematurity, good Bishop Score, adequate control of blood pressure and no signs of maternal deterioration.
In fact, the letter noted, exposure to ozone in-utero has been linked with lower birthweights and intrauterine growth retardation.
Angiogenesis and vascular transformation are important processes in the normal development of the placenta; abnormal angiogenesis and vascular transformation are considered to be two of the main reasons for preeclamptic pregnancies and intrauterine growth retardation.