DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i06.042

Pages: 3051-3053

Venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is an infrequent, yet serious cause of maternal death during pregnancy and the puerperium. There is 4-6 fold increased relative risk of VTE in pregnancy. Estimated prevalence in pregnancy and puerperium is 1-2 /1000. Pregnant women have 5 times increased risk of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) than non gravid women. Most of the times, it occurs suddenly and unexpectedly during pregnancy, delivery or following caesarean section. It results into prolonged hospital stay, increased cost of treatment and long term morbidity. In view of these problems, obstetrician must take preventive measures to avoid occurrence of this complication. Obstetrician should be vigilant so as to diagnose the condition early so that necessary investigations and treatment can be started early to prevent life threatening complications.