scholarly journals Short Interpregnancy Interval and Low Birth Weight

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3506-3508
Author(s):  
Sumaira Iqbal ◽  
Shamaila Shamaun ◽  
Afshan Shahid ◽  
Riffat Jaleel ◽  
Yasmeen Gull ◽  
...  

Objective: To determine the frequency of Low Birth Weight among women with short interpregnancy interval. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Study Setting: Study was conducted at Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, Civil Hospital, Karachi. Duration of Study: Six months after approval of synopsis from 22-12-15 till 22-06-16. Subjects and Methods: Data was prospectively collected from patients after taking a verbal consent. 384 women with short interval pregnancy were included. Quantitative data was presented as simple descriptive statistics giving mean and standard deviation and qualitative variables was presented as frequency and percentages. Effect modifiers were controlled through stratification to see the effect of these on the outcome variable. Post stratification chi square test was applied taking p-value of ≤0.05 as significant. Results: Out of 384 patients mean age and BMI in our study was 29.56±3.91 years and 30.72±1.34 kg/m2 respectively. 135 (35.2%) and 249 (64.8%) had and did not have low birth weight respectively. Conclusion: Our study confirmed that short IPI is an independent risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes like low birth weight. These finding emphasize the importance of providing support for family planning programs which will support optimal IPI and improve pregnancy outcomes. Keywords: Short interpregnancy interval and low birth weight.

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulbari Bener ◽  
Najah Mohammed Saleh ◽  
Khalil Mohd Khalil Salameh ◽  
Basma Basha ◽  
Sharen Joseph ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVES: to investigate the relationship between the interpregnancy interval and low birth weight and other pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: this case-control study was carried out in hospitals from January 2010 to April 2011. For cases, mothers of 1216 newborns with birth weight<2500 g were approached and 854 mothers participated (70.2%). For controls, mothers of 1158 newborns with >2500 g were approached and 854 mothers participated in this study (73.7%). Face-to-face interviews were conducted to complete the questionnaires. RESULTS: of the newborn babies with low birth weight, the risk was higher among mothers with a short interpregnancy interval (40.3%), whereas for infants with normal birth weight, the majority of the mothers had a longer interpregnancy interval of 24 months (44.7%). A short interpregnancy interval of 612 months was more common among women of <25years (49.4%; p<0.001) and those who were illiterate (13.1%; p=0.043) with a higher risk of low birth weight compared to the controls. Prenatal care during the 1st trimester was lower in women with low birth weight children (p<0.001). Normal delivery was observed less in women with a short birth interval among cases (58.7%) compared to controls (79%) (p=0.001). A J-shaped association was observed between low birth weight and the interpregnancy interval. CONCLUSIONS: a short interpregnancy interval is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, especially in younger and illiterate women.


2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1068-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishag Adam ◽  
Moslim H. Ismail ◽  
Abubakr M. Nasr ◽  
Martin H. Prins ◽  
Luc J. M. Smits

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 100700
Author(s):  
Ajit Kumar Kannaujiya ◽  
Kaushalendra Kumar ◽  
Ashish Kumar Upadhyay ◽  
Lotus McDougal ◽  
Anita Raj ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1525-1531
Author(s):  
Afshan Sultana Zia Mahesar ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem Chohan ◽  
Mumtaz Mahesar

Objectives: To assess the fetomaternal outcome in teenage pregnancy atCivil Hospital Hyderabad. Study Design: Case series study. Place and Duration of Study:Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, from 1st July 2014 to31st December 2014. Subject and Methods: A total of 117 primigravida teenage women withsingleton term pregnancy were included in this study. Maternal and Perinatal outcomes weremeasured and recorded. Results: The average age of the women was 17.35±1.06 years.Considering adverse maternal outcome anemia was observed in 35.89% women, Pregnancyinduced hypertension (PIH) 35.04%, preterm pregnancy 23.07% and pre-eclampsia wasobserved in 15.38% women. Regarding fetal outcome, there were 99 (84.61%) live births and18 (15.38%) stillbirths and low birth weight was observed in 19.6% (20/102). Conclusion: Thisstudy found Still Birth, Low Birth Weight and prematurity a major problem to babies of Teenagewomen, while Pregnancy induced hypertension, anemia and Pre eclampsia are the problemsfaced by Teenage pregnant women.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 660-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Merklinger-Gruchala ◽  
Grazyna Jasienska ◽  
Maria Kapiszewska

Author(s):  
Preeti Lewis ◽  
Shreya Mor

Background: This study was carried out at a tertiary health centre with the aim of studying the effect of short interpregnancy interval on fetomaternal outcome. The maternal complications and fetal complications of short interpregnancy interval were analysed in comparison to normal interpregnancy interval.Methods: This is a case control study. 125 women with short interpregnancy interval seeking healthcare at tertiary health care centre were matched with 125 women with normal interpregnancy interval on the basis of demographic characteristics like age, height, weight and socio-economic status. These were included in the case control study.Results: Short interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risk of anemia, premature rupture of membranes (PROM), scar dehiscence and low birth weight whereas normal interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risk of PIH as compared to short interpregnancy interval.Conclusions: Short interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risk of anemia, PROM, scar dehiscence and low birth weight whereas normal interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risk of PIH.


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