Maternal Age and Pregnancy Outcome
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Maternal age plays important role in pregnancy outcome. Aim: To study various pregnancy outcomes in different age group. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective study in which records were studied by follow up from January 2017 to June 2017. Their demographic features, associated maternal conditions, adverse maternal and perinatal outcome were noted. Results: Out of 917 records studied total 754 pregnant women were recruited for the study after excluding cases of missing information. In them 56.36% were in age group of 20- 29 years. Women below 19 years were 9.42% and women above 40 years were 3.85%. In them 71.83% women below 19 years had anemia where as 51.76% in the age group 20 – 29 years had anemia. Hypertension and gestational diabetes was more common in women more than 40 years (10.34% & 24.14% respectively). Bleeding problems in pregnancy like APH & PPH was also more common in women aged above 40 years (6.89% in both conditions). Normal vaginal delivery was more in age group 20 – 29 years (96.24%) where as cesarean was more in women aged above 40 years (82.76%). Baby NICU admission was seen more (38.03%) in women aged less than 19 years and there were 2 perinatal death in study group in them 1 was below 19 years and 1 was above 40 years. Conclusion: Maternal age plays important role in pregnancy outcome. One of the methods to reduce perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality is by educating people about ideal age to have children.
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B. H. Narayani
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