Every year, 2.6 million newborns are stillborn throughout the world. Objective: To determine the obstetric and neonatal outcomes among women presenting with reduced fetal movements in the third trimester of pregnancy. Methods: The pregnant women were in the low as well as a high-risk category. The pregnant women were advised to count 3 times a day post-meal or use the Count to 10 techniques to track their fetal movements in the third-trimester phase. The antenatal presentation was documented, blood pressure was taken, and a comprehensive BPP was performed All perinatal outcomes were documented, involving both pregnancies that continued as well as deliveries that occurred at a later gestational age. Results: A total of 110 pregnant women with reduced fetal movement (RFM) were taken as a part of this research. The average age was 35 years. A total of 56 were from the high-risk category while 54 were from the low-risk category. Out of 49% (n= 54) women, 15 women were more sensitive to the subjective experience of RFM due to factors such as an anterior placenta, overweight, as well as increased maternal stress. Out of 56 high-risk category women, 15 women revealed an abnormality in the volume of liquor. While on the other hand, out of 54 low-risk category women, 8 showed less prevalence of abnormal liquor volume. Conclusions: High-risk pregnancies accounted for a considerable percentage of individuals having RFM. Comparing the high-risk category with the low-risk category reveals that the rising incidence of stillbirth as well as low BPP were present at the time pregnant women were admitted.
Aim: The present study aims to explore different factors linked with this stillbirth rate in Pakistan, which are; sociodemographic factors, living experiences, and health-related factors related to this highest stillbirth rate, and reflect their relationship with the pregnancy, birth elements, and stillbirth in the context of tertiary healthcare setting in Pakistan. Study design: A cross-sectional study Place and Duration: This was a multicentric study which was conducted at Unit II Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Teaching Hospital Sukkur, Civil Hospital Quetta and Muhammad Medical and Dental College Mirpurkhas from March 2021 to March 2022. Methodology: This study gathered data related to respondent demographics and their clinical history. For the stillbirth data, this study uses fitted bi-variable and multivariable models with two options, yes/no, and three categories, i.e., mothers' livebirth/macerated/non-macerated stillbirth. This method explores and identifies their linkage with the respondents' demographic and clinical aspects. Results: Results show that there were, in total, 1999 neonates and 1927 mothers as the sample size. Findings show that the increased odds of stillbirth were linked with maternal inadequate education, distancing issue, people living in huts or cottages, hypertensive mothers, history of stillbirth, complexities with birth, increased time for labor, antepartum hemorrhage, long hours of labor or obstructed labor, vaginal breech at the time of delivery, cesarean in an emergency condition and signs of the trauma after birth to the neonate. Conclusion. The results show that some factors responsible for stillbirth can be used to develop interventions needed to improve Pakistan's public health conditions. Eventually, it will reduce preventable deaths and improve the condition of maternal health in that particular region. Keywords: Stillbirth, Maternal health, Avoidable death, universal health.
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