Influences of Pregnancy Space, Antenatal Visit, Mother Age and Income on Perinatal Outcomes
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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the influences of pregnancy space, antenatal visit, mother age and income on unwanted outcomes like preterm birth and low birth weight to women who gave birth at Trang Hospital of Trang Province.
Method: The retrospective study of 475 singleton pregnancies who did deliver between July-December, 2009 at Trang Hospital were recruited in this study the medical records including pregnancy spacing, Antenatal visit, mother age and income were compared Associated factors with preterm birth and low birth weight were calculated using unadjusted odds ratios and Chi-square analysis
Results: The risk factors for preterm birth and low birth weight in this study were pregnancy spacing, antenatal visit, maternal age and income. Meanwhile, pregnancy space, antenatal visit, maternal age and income towards unwanted outcomes, pregnancy space gave the lowest risks. Low number of antenatal visits (<4) gave the highest risk for preterm birth (OR = 71.58 and 95%CI = 21.80-235.08) and low birth weight (OR = 29.82 and 95%CI = 16.05-55.43).
Conclusions: The low number of antenatal visits has the most significant affect on the risks of adverse outcomes. This work also implied that health-related services for low income family should be established to ensure a better health for both mother and child.
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