Grand Multiparity: Risk Factors and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital: a Comparative Study
DOI: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.244-247
Published online: 05/08/2015
Published print:08/2015
Received: 12 May 2015; Accepted: 15 July 2015
© 2015 Mohamed Akhatim Alsammani, Salah Roshdy Ahmed This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
ORIGINAL PAPER
Mater Sociomed. 2015 Aug; 27(4): 244-247
Grand Multiparity: Risk Factors and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital: a Comparative Study Mohamed Akhatim Alsammani, Salah Roshdy Ahmed Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of medicine, BahriUniversity, Sudan Corresponding author: Dr. Mohamed Alkhatim Alsammani, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qassim University, College of Medicine, Buriadah, KSA, [email protected] P.OBox:665. Buraidah, 51452, KSA, cell phone +966568525808
ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of grand multiparity and the associated risks factors. Methods: Four hundred thirty grandmutliparas (parity 5 or more) were compared with multiparous population (parity 2-4) with regard to maternal age, gestational age, mode of delivery, fetal and maternal outcomes and inter-current medical and obstetrical problems. Results: There were significant association between grand multiparity and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as cesarean delivery (OR=2.699, CI=2.072-3.515, p
DOI: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.244-247
Published online: 05/08/2015
Published print:08/2015
Received: 12 May 2015; Accepted: 15 July 2015
© 2015 Mohamed Akhatim Alsammani, Salah Roshdy Ahmed This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
ORIGINAL PAPER
Mater Sociomed. 2015 Aug; 27(4): 244-247
Grand Multiparity: Risk Factors and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital: a Comparative Study Mohamed Akhatim Alsammani, Salah Roshdy Ahmed Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of medicine, BahriUniversity, Sudan Corresponding author: Dr. Mohamed Alkhatim Alsammani, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qassim University, College of Medicine, Buriadah, KSA, [email protected] P.OBox:665. Buraidah, 51452, KSA, cell phone +966568525808
ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of grand multiparity and the associated risks factors. Methods: Four hundred thirty grandmutliparas (parity 5 or more) were compared with multiparous population (parity 2-4) with regard to maternal age, gestational age, mode of delivery, fetal and maternal outcomes and inter-current medical and obstetrical problems. Results: There were significant association between grand multiparity and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as cesarean delivery (OR=2.699, CI=2.072-3.515, p
