Publications by authors named "Asawari Kanade"
Maternal Serum Aneuploidy Screen and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
J Obstet Gynaecol India
October 2016
Objective: To find out whether maternal serum screening for fetal chromosomal aneuploidy predicts adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Methods: A two-year retrospective case-control study was conducted at a tertiary hospital. Pregnant women with a high-risk serum screen but with chromosomally normal fetuses (n = 189) were compared to those with low-risk screen (controls, n = 157) for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Role of fetal autopsy as a complementary tool to prenatal ultrasound.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
November 2014
Aim: To correlate and compare prenatal ultrasound with fetal autopsy examination to detect structural births defects and provide specific diagnoses.
Methods: 141 second trimester fetuses (<20 weeks and <500 g) where pregnancy was terminated for structural birth defects and/or severe intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) or intra-uterine death, referred to our tertiary care private, teaching hospital were examined by a team of experienced pathologist and clinical geneticist. Findings of pathology examination were compared to those provided by ultrasound examination.
Objective: To assess the impact of an intervention modifying dietary habits for the prevention of anaemia in rural India.
Design: Intervention study with data on anthropometric (weight, height) measurements, Hb and diet pattern. As per the cut-off for Hb in the government programme, women with Hb <11 g/dl had to be given Fe tablets and formed the supplemented group while those with Hb > 11 g/dl formed the non-supplemented group.
Secular trends in growth of preschool children from rural Maharashtra, India.
J Health Popul Nutr
December 2012
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed the growth trends of preschool children in rural Maharashtra, India, comparing data from 1985 and 2001, with 1,171 children in 2001 and 979 in 1985.
- - It found that growth improvements were greater in older boys and girls, with weight increases (10-15%) outpacing height increases (3-5%), leading to a significant reduction in wasting compared to stunting.
- - The findings highlight a need for better health and nutrition awareness for younger children and raise concerns about potential childhood obesity in rural areas due to the disproportionate growth in weight over height.
Objective: Evidence, mostly based on developed countries, indicates that disease risks may be associated with changes in growth processes rather than a one-point phenomenon. In view of the increasing prevalence of hypertension in India, there is a need to understand how patterns of growth during early childhood and adolescence influence blood pressure in adulthood, particularly among rural populations in India.
Methods: The risk of hypertension was examined in 378 rural men older than 20 years who were measured for anthropometry during early childhood, adolescence, and as young adults in a community-based cohort study.
Objective: To examine various sociodemographic aspects related to consumption of micronutrient-rich foods like green leafy vegetables (GLV), which will be helpful in modifying dietary habits, a strategy that merits consideration for prevention of anaemia.
Design: Cross-sectional study for collecting data on socio-economic and anthropometric (weight, height) variables, Hb, dietary pattern (FFQ) and peripheral smear examination for classifying nutritional and iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA).
Setting: Three villages near Pune city, Maharashtra, India.
Background: In poor communities of the Third World, adolescent pregnancy outcomes are likely to be worse in view of the prevailing chronic undernutrition.
Aim: The study examined the confounding effect of early life undernutrition on adolescent pregnancy outcome in rural India.
Subjects And Methods: Retrospective information on socio-economic, demographic and anthropometric variables, gynaecological and obstetric history, pregnancy outcome and birth weight was obtained on 326 primigravid young married rural girls during 1998-2001.
Background: Farming populations from developing countries are exposed to seasonal energy stress due to variations in food availability and energy output related to agricultural activities. This study aims to examine the impact of seasonality in maternal intake and activity on neonatal size.
Methods: Maternal anthropometry, dietary intakes (24-h recall and food-frequency questionnaire) and activity pattern (questionnaire) at 18 +/- 2 and 28 +/- 2 weeks gestation, and neonatal anthropometry, were measured in a prospective study of 797 rural Indian women.
Objectives: To examine the importance of somatic disproportion rather than absolute values of leg height and trunk height for predicting risk of high blood pressure among adolescents.
Methods: Adolescent girls (9-16 years old) from high (HSE) and low socio-economic (LSE) classes were examined (n = 1036 and n = 1040, respectively) in a cross-sectional study, for skeletal growth (height and sitting height), adiposity [weight, body mass index (BMI) and body fat] and blood pressure levels.
Results: Girls from LSE class were thin, short and undernourished compared to those from HSE class (average age-adjusted BMI, 16.
Objective: In view of the paucity of data on energy costs, the present study aimed to estimate these for typical daily activities performed by women in rural India.
Design: A cross-sectional study covering 26 different activities was done by indirect calorimetry using the Oxylog instrument (Morgan).
Settings: Villages about 30-40 km from Pune city, Maharashtra, India.