Correlation analysis of the treatment of the time of maternal pulmonary tuberculosis and the prognosis of their children

Objective To evaluate the correlation of the diagnostic chance of maternal pulmonary tuberculosis and the prognosis of their children. Methods One hundred and fifty-six patients with maternal pulmonary tuberculosis were analyzed,which were assigned to two groups based on the diagnostic chance: pregnant group ( 60 cases) and postpartum group ( 96 cases). Living quality of their children was counted, and viewed in parallel with children (98 cases,control group) of healthy mother at the same time. Results The morbidity in postpartum group was 69.79% (67/96),significantly higher than that in pregnant group [l3.33%(8/60)](P 0.05 ). Conclusion Diagnosis and treatment before the parturition of maternal pulmonary tuberculosis can reduce the morbidity and mortality of the children and improve their life quality. Key words: Pregnancy;  Tuberculosis, pulmonary;  Therapy;  Quality of life