Study Corelating The Maternal Morbidity With Birth Interval In Rajasthan
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Safe motherhood is still a dream for much of India and particularly for its rural population. Promotion of family planning – and ensuring access to preferred contraceptive methods for women and couples – is essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of women, while supporting the health and development of communities woman’s ability to choose if and when to become pregnant has a direct impact on her health and well-being. Family planning allows spacing of pregnancies and can delay pregnancies in young women at increased risk of health problems and death from early childbearing. In present study ,an attempt have been made to find out the factors and magnitude of maternal morbidity with short birth interval and to present why contraceptive awareness is necessary to reduce maternal morbidity Method: The present study was conducted prospectively on 300 patients who delivered at VISHAKHA HOSPITAL JAIPUR HOSPITAL. from February 2015 to April 2017.. .One group in which birth spacing was up to 2 years another group in which birth spacing was >2 to 4 years. Birth interval or spacing is defined as the duration between the last delivery and present delivery and were noted in completed years and months. Results: 1. 13.70% had birth spacing <1 yrs,36.32% of 1-2 yrs,31.66% of >2 to 3 yrs and 18.33% of >3 to 4 yrs. . 2.70.66% from urban area and 29.33% from rural. 3. 53.33% women are illiterate have short birth interval. 4 caesarean more common in shorter birth interval. Conclusions: This study conclude that successive rapid pregnancies with short interval and impose a great stress on maternal health.. Contraception is the way to prevent closely spaced pregnancy and to reduce the maternal morbidity associated with it. People should be educated regarding the benefits of adequate birth spacing .
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Dr Rekha Verma
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