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1 Post Graduate Research Scholar, Dept of Community Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar. 2 Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar Corresponding Author Dr Abdul Rouf Naz Enclave Panthachowk Srinagar, J&K, India, 191101 9419974600, Email: a.rouf.dr@gmail.com Abstract Background: The study was conducted with the aim to observe the pattern of non-communicable diseases, mainly hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and anemia in antenatal cases who attended outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital of district Srinagar, of Kashmir valley. Methods: The study included 100 pregnant women with non-communicable diseases. Demographic profile, obstetric history, history of previous abortion, previous mode of delivery, family history of any noncommunicable disease etc. were recorded by interview with the help of preformed proforma for a period of one month during June to July 2017. Results: Among these patients 26% were having Hypertension, 25% Diabetes, 55% Hypothyroidism and 70% Anaemia. Among Hypertensive patients only 23% of the patients were having Hypertension before pregnancy, likewise 24% having Diabetes before pregnancy among Diabetic patients and 69% of Hypothyroid were having the diseases diagnosed before pregnancy. Conclusions: The majority of non-communicable diseases were detected during the pregnancy, there is a need to focus on the screening tests for these diseases as this provides the opportunity to screen these ice berg diseases which become prominent during pregnancy as a result of physiological stress.

Morbidity Pattern of Non-Communicable Diseases among Pregnant Women Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital in Kashmir Valley, India