Contribution of Maternal Demographic and Medical Factors to the Risk of Prematurity in Qom Hospitals
Journal Title: Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) - Year 2011, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background. Prematurity remains the most significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Knowing which group of women is at risk for developing preterm labor will define a Target population for better prenatal care and Preventive modalities. Aim. The aim of this study is to determine prevalence of premature birth and to examine effect of maternal demographic features, socioeconomic state and employment in the duration of pregnancy. Material and Methods. A comparative cross sectional study designed to examine effect of obstetric and demographic features of women who delivered in the obstetric department of Qom Hospitals (Qom, Iran) between 22/5/2009 to 20/11/2009. Results. The frequency of preterm delivery among live births was 5.6%. Increasing maternal parity, short inter pregnancy interval, low Socioeconomic state, emotional stress, lack of regular antenatal care, ante partum hemorrhage, had significant relationship with preterm labor. Conclusion. Addressing prematurity in this population will require earlier initiation of prenatal care to allow for early detection and management of complications of pregnancy. Initiatives directed toward reducing the frequency of short inter pregnancy interval could have beneficial effect.
Authors and Affiliations
Gholamreza Jandaghi| University of Tehran, Teheran, Iran, Zohreh Khalajinia| Qom University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Parvaneh Sadeghi Moghadam| Qom University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- DOI 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2011.0152
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