The Effect of Pregnant Ladies Lifestyle on Pregnancy; Clinical Study in a Single Saudi Center
Journal Title: Open Access Journal of Reproductive System and Sexual Disorders - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Complications in pregnancy are common and threatened miscarriage is occurring in approximately 20% of all pregnancies. The present study was conducted to determine various lifestyle factors leading to threatened abortion. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted in the department of Gynecology and Obstectrics which included 118 women. General information such as age, marital status, gestational age (weeks), educational level; housing, number of children, pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), regularity of menstrual cycles; presence of nausea, history of miscarriage, history of benign gynaecological conditions; smoking status, caffeine intake, mobile phone use (in hours per day), computer use (hrs/day), history of depression or schizophrenia, extent of bleeding was recorded. Results: In our study, women with <34 years were 101 and >34 years were 17. Women had either high school education (100) and intermediate school (18), number of children were 0 in 98 women, 1 in 14 women and 2 in 6 women. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Patients with BMI<25 were 84 in number whereas with >25 were 34. Women with regular menstrual cycles were 102 whereas 16 had irregular cycle. The difference was significant (P<0.01). 78 had nausea while 40 had not. 18 gave positive history of previous miscarriage while 100 did not. 102 patients gave positive history of termination of pregnancy and 108 had gynecological diseases, 112 had given history of smoking in pregnancy, 30 had 1 or more household having history of smoking, 82 had positive history of caffeine intake, 78 had history of mobile use more than 4 hours, 58 had history of computer use more than 4 hours, 18 had history of depression, 44 had high stress score, 96 gave history of spotting bleeding during pregnancy, 8 had threatened abortion. The difference was significant (P<0.05).
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Ahmad Talal Chamsi, Muhammad Alsaddique
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- DOI 10.32474/OAJRSD.2018.01.000112
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