Shazia Rahman Shaikh, Khalida Naz Memon.
Third trimester pregnancy outcome & the associated risk factors among women admitted in maternity wards of a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad.
Isra Med J Jan ;6(2):81-5.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate frequency of third trimester pregnancy adverse outcomes and to seek association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with the socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN: A descriptive cross sectional study. PLACE & DURATION: Maternity wards of Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) Hyderabad. Study was conducted for duration of two months. METHODOLOGY: The study subjects were all pregnant women and data including demographic data was collected through questionnaire based interviews from pregnant women, duty doctors, history records regarding pregnancy outcomes and necessary laboratory investigation reports. RESULTS: Frequency of adverse pregnancy outcomes was 15.44%. Ante-partum hemorrhage was the most frequently occurring event (36.17%); while eclampsia was the second most commonly reported event (29.79%). Maternal age did not reveal any statistical association (p= 0.06); while educational status (p=0.05), rural residence (p=0.03), race (0.05), working status (0.02) were statistically significantly associated and low socio economic status was strongly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Ante-partum hemorrhage was the frequently reported adverse pregnancy outcome besides eclampsia, obstructed labour and preterm delivery. The maternal socio-demographic characteristics like low educational status, rural residence, low socioeconomic status, women's' working status were associated with these adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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