CONSANGUINITY AND MATERNAL AGE; POSSIBLE RISK FACTORS FOR SPONTANEOUS ABORTIONS IN PAKISTANI FEMALES OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP (15-49 YEARS).

Zehra, Nayyab; Malik, Ahmed Hassaan; Khalid, Zahabia; Sabir, Misha; Tanvir, Simra; Qureshi, Sana Waqar; Somoroo, Sahar Yasin; Naqvi, Anum Fatima; Nayyer, Rohma

Objectives: To determine the frequency of risk factors i.e. consanguinity and maternal age associated with spontaneous abortions in Pakistan and to propose ways to reduce them. Study design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Place of study: Gynecology department of Military Hospital and Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Duration of study: 6 months (September 2015 to February 2016). Sampling technique: Non probability convenient sampling. Methodology: 150 married female patients in reproductive age group (15-49 years), who were confirmed cases of pregnancy and presented with abortions, were interviewed and responses were filled in a structured questionnaire after written consent. The collected data was then entered and analyzed by SPSS 20.0. Results: The major bulk of spontaneous abortions occurred in the maternal age group of 25-35 years (55.3%). A total of 53.3% of abortions occurred in the gestational age of less than 12 weeks. Around 54.7% of females had family history of spontaneous abortions and 65.3% had consanguineous marriage. Conclusion: Spontaneous abortions occur more frequently in the females of 25-35 years age group and among the fetuses with gestational age less than 12 weeks (1st trimester of pregnancy). Family history of spontaneous abortions and consanguinity are associated with spontaneous abortions.

RISK factors in miscarriages; PREGNANCY complication risk factors; CONSANGUINITY

Professional Medical Journal, 2017, Vol 24, Issue 4, p511

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Academic Journal

10.17957/TPMJ/17.3710