Evaluating the Clinical Risk Factors Associated With Miscarriages in Women in Karachi, Pakistan.
miscarriages
pakistan
pregnancy loss
risk analysis
risk factors
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
accepted:
21
10
2021
entrez:
26
11
2021
pubmed:
27
11
2021
medline:
27
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Introduction Spontaneous pregnancy loss is unquestionably common worldwide, with roughly 5% of pregnancies ending in this way. Miscarriage can lead to serious psychological issues for women as well as their mothers. Although, it is irreversible but can be prevented through proper risk assessment of women. The goal of this study is to find clinical predictors of miscarriages in Karachi, Pakistani women. Methodology The study is a retrospective chart review that used data of women having livebirth and miscarriages at the Liaquat National Hospital Karachi Pakistan. Data of a total of 517 women were included in the study, out of which 453 have had a live birth, and 64 had miscarriages. To determine the factors associated with miscarriages, multivariable logistic regression was used. Results The mean age of women was 31.08 (±5.10) years. Age of mother over 40 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=10.28; p-value=0.001), overweight and obesity (AOR=3.01; p-value=0.001) and history of miscarriage (AOR=2.91; p-value=0.003) are variables significantly associated with miscarriages. Conclusion Findings of the current study shown that risk factors of miscarriages included age of mother, increased BMI and previous history of miscarriages. All these factors need to be considered while providing antenatal care to mothers to mitigate the risk of miscarriages.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34824942
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19057
pmc: PMC8610211
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e19057Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Iqbal et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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