PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG PRIMIPAROUS AND MULTIPAROUS INCREASING AGE FEMALES.

Abstract

ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Increasing age of the mothers is very important risk factor for the outcome of
pregnancy. OBJECTIVE: To compare and assess the pregnancy outcomes among the
primiparous and the multiparous females below and over 35 year of age. METHODOLOGY:
This research work is a descriptive study conducted at Gynae & Obstetrics ward Civil
Hospital Khairpur Mirs Sindh Pakistan during the period from January 2020 to January
2021, which recruited 1021 females having pregnancy and the comparison of the outcomes of
pregnancy carried out in four groups of multiparous and primiparous females below and over 35
year of age. SPSS V.20 was used for the statistical analysis of the collected information.
RESULTS: There was a strong association between age over the 35 years and pre-eclampsia,
Cesarean Section, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, preterm labor, and t he low weight at the
time of birth in primiparous females. In multiparous females, there was a strong association
between age of less than 35 year of age, low weight at the time of birth and pre-eclampsia.
Among females over 35 year of age, parity is effectual on measure of delivery through cesarean
and pre-eclampsia. CONCLUSION: Increased maternal age can be an important factor for the
outcomes of pregnancy. There is more affection of age on the primiparous females. Aged females
can get normal delivery through vagina with term baby.