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30 High Risk Pregnancy Thesis Topics
Academic session 2026-2027 · 30 topics
This page lists 30 high risk pregnancy thesis topics for FNB, DrNB and PDCC candidates in India for the 2026-2027 academic session. High risk pregnancy research is shaped by one constraint that dominates all others: the primary outcome is perinatal, and it arrives within days to weeks of recruitment, which makes prospective studies with short follow-up uniquely practical.
The high risk pregnancy thesis topics below cover hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, cardiac and haematological disease in pregnancy, infectious complications, and the neonatal outcomes that define perinatology.
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- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile and severity of hypertensive disorders in pregnancyGet protocol
- An observational study of the predictors of severe maternal outcome in preeclampsiaGet protocol
- A study of blood pressure control and antihypertensive drug use in hypertensive pregnancyGet protocol
- An observational study of maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by eclampsiaGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus using a defined screening criterionGet protocol
- An observational study of glycaemic control and its determinants in pregnancies with gestational diabetesGet protocol
- A study of maternal and neonatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetesGet protocol
- An observational study of the prevalence of macrosomia and its determinants in gestational diabetesGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of patients with preterm prelabour rupture of membranesGet protocol
- An observational study of the predictors of delivery within forty-eight hours in threatened preterm labourGet protocol
- A study of antenatal corticosteroid administration and neonatal respiratory outcome in preterm deliveryGet protocol
- An observational study of the neonatal morbidity profile by gestational age at deliveryGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of cardiac disease in pregnancy and its maternal and neonatal outcomeGet protocol
- An observational study of the haemodynamic management of pregnant women with valvular heart diseaseGet protocol
- A study of the clinical profile and outcome of peripartum cardiomyopathyGet protocol
- An observational study of anaemia in pregnancy and its determinants in a high-risk obstetric cohortGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the management and outcome of pregnancies with antiphospholipid syndromeGet protocol
- An observational study of the clinical profile and management of obstetric cholestasisGet protocol
- A study of thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy and its association with maternal and fetal outcomeGet protocol
- An observational study of the clinical profile and delivery outcome in placenta praeviaGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical features and management of abruptio placentaeGet protocol
- An observational study of postpartum haemorrhage and its management in a high-risk obstetric unitGet protocol
- A study of the profile and outcome of pregnancies with multifetal gestationGet protocol
- An observational study of the clinical profile of intrauterine growth restriction and its perinatal outcomeGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the obstetric and neonatal outcome of teenage pregnancyGet protocol
- An observational study of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and its managementGet protocol
- A study of the clinical profile and outcome of pregnancies complicated by obstetric sepsisGet protocol
- An observational study of the clinical profile and management of hyperemesis gravidarumGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of maternal near-miss events and their clinical determinantsGet protocol
- An observational study of perinatal mortality and its avoidable causes at a high-risk obstetric unitGet protocol
Choosing a High Risk Pregnancy thesis topic
What outcomes are realistic in high risk pregnancy research?
Maternal outcomes to delivery and up to six weeks postpartum, and neonatal outcomes to discharge. Preterm delivery rates, blood pressure control, glycaemic targets, mode of delivery, birthweight and early neonatal morbidity are all achievable. Long-term childhood outcome after a complicated pregnancy needs years.
How should gestational diabetes studies be designed?
With a stated diagnostic criterion — the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India threshold, the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criterion, or the institutional protocol — since different thresholds identify different populations. State which criterion is used and which oral glucose load is applied, because the literature uses multiple incompatible definitions.
What sample size is realistic?
A busy obstetric unit delivering several thousand women a year has ample recruitment potential for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth studies. Rarer conditions such as peripartum cardiomyopathy and antiphospholipid syndrome in pregnancy should be planned as descriptive series.
Thesis and protocol questions
How is a thesis topic different from a thesis protocol?
The topic is the title — the question a study sets out to answer, together with the population and the design. The protocol is the full document built around it: background, review of literature, aims and objectives, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample size calculation, methodology, statistical plan, ethics considerations, consent documents and references. A topic is agreed with a guide first; the protocol is written afterwards and submitted to the institutional ethics committee.
When does a postgraduate thesis have to be submitted?
For most Indian postgraduate programmes the protocol is submitted within the first six months of joining, and the completed thesis is submitted at least six months before the final examination. Exact deadlines are set by the university, so the departmental circular for the current session takes precedence over any general timeline.
How is sample size decided for a postgraduate thesis?
Sample size follows from the primary objective, not the other way round. A prevalence study is powered from an expected proportion and an acceptable margin of error; a comparative study is powered from the expected difference between groups, the standard deviation, alpha and desired power. The figure should then be checked against the institution's actual case load for the study period, because a statistically ideal sample that cannot be recruited in the time available is not a workable plan.
Does a thesis topic need ethics committee approval?
Yes. Every postgraduate thesis involving human participants, human data or human samples requires clearance from the institutional ethics committee before data collection begins. Approval is granted on the protocol rather than on the title, and the submission usually includes the protocol, the participant information sheet and the consent form in English and in the local language.
What makes a topic realistic for a three-year postgraduate programme?
A workable topic can be completed at a single centre, with equipment and investigations that are already available in routine practice, within roughly eighteen months of data collection. Topics that depend on external funding, specialised assays, multicentre coordination or long follow-up tend to stall. Choosing a condition the department already sees in volume matters more than choosing a novel one.
Can a thesis be published as a research paper afterwards?
Yes, and it is generally expected. A thesis is usually condensed into a paper of around three to four thousand words, restructured into the standard introduction, methods, results and discussion format, with the review of literature shortened considerably. Journals differ in their requirements, and the ethics approval number from the original thesis is normally cited in the methods section.