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Abstract

Background: High-risk pregnancies pose significant challenges to maternal and foetal health, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the associated demographic, socio-economic, medical, and obstetric factors This study aimed to study the outcome of high-risk pregnancies

Methodology: A longitudinal study was conducted among 130 pregnant women at two Urban Health Centres. Data was collected on demographic, socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) guidelines was used to identify the high-risk women and their outcome (maternal and foetal) were noted.

Result: Mean age of participants was 25.86 years (SD = 3.9). Majority belonged to 20-24 years (40.8%) age group and were Muslims (83.1%) by religion. Most were housewives (94.6%) and lived in joint families (76.2%). Majority of the participants belonged to Class III (39.2%). The present study reported that adverse maternal outcomes were present in 8.5 % of mothers and 13.8% had adverse foetal outcomes.

Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of identifying high-risk pregnancies to improve outcomes. Predominant risk factors were previous LSCS and bad obstetric history.

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