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Maternal Age and Pregnancy Outcome

Sangeetha K, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, Karnataka 574146, India. , B.H. Narayani1 , Sangeetha K2

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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 7(1):p 5-8, Jan-Mar 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.7119.1

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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.

Keywords: anemia; hypertension; preterm delivery; cesarean section.

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