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Effects of Tuberculosis in Pregnancy

Suman Choudhary , Prakash Mahala1 , Suman Choudhary2

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Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health 5(2):p 73-77, May-August 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.5219.6

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 1Senior Nursing Of cer, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2Nursing Tutor, Center of Excellence in Nursing Education & Research (CENER), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India.

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Pregnancy and Tuberculosis (TB) are two different kind of stresses which experienced by a female. Their presence affects them both mentally and physically. In India TB is the highest burden. According to World Health Organization in 2016, TB statistics for India estimated incidence 2.79 million cases of TB for India and Worldwide, Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. It is mostly significant in developing countries like India where the disease is endemic. Tuberculosis is an important cause of menstrual irregularity, pregnancy loss, and infertility and in association with pregnancy, morbidity increases to both the mother and child. During pregnancy tuberculosis diagnosis can be difficult because of the non-specific nature of the symptoms such as: shortness of breath, sweating, fatigue and tired and all characteristic of TB, can also be due to pregnancy. So this review presents the effects of tuberculosis in pregnancy with prevalence, Diagnosis and screening of tuberculosis for pregnant women. Management of the underlying disease in a pregnant woman requires great care and for active tuberculosis, first-line drugs treatment is normally safe and improves maternal and neonatal outcome.

Keywords: Tuberculosis (TB); Effects; Pregnancy.

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