Samiya Mubasher, Humaira Akram, Afroza Abbas, Hira, Sadaf, Rida, Zobia.
Impact of short inter pregnancy interval on anemia, miscarriage and fetal low birth weight babies.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):848-50.

Background : The interval of time is observed like a modifiable and important risk factor between pregnancies for hostile birth outcomes. The preterm birth incidences, small gestational age birth and LBW (low birth weight) have showed a J shaped strong relation to the interval in between pregnancies. Aim : To determine the frequency of anemia, miscarriage and fetal low birth weight babies in women with short inter pregnancy interval . Methodology: A total of 284 women with gestational age < 20 weeks with parity 1 -4 and short inter -pregnancy interval were included in the study. Patients were booked and followed up until the delivery. Pregnancy outcomes (miscarriage, anemia and low birth weight) were noted. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS v25.0. Qualitative variables were measured in the form of frequencies and percentages. Quantitative variables were measured in the form of Mean±S.D. Chi -square test was applied for stratification. The statistical significance was taken at p ≤ 0.05. Results: Age range in this study was from 20 to 35 years with mean age of 30.028±2.24 years. Miscarriage was seen in 9.2% , Anemia in 75.7% and Low Birth Weight Babies in 7.7%. Conclusion: Short inter -pregnancy interval of less than 6 months is associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.

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