Pregnancy Outcomes of Women in Two Health Institutes; A Cross-Sectional Study in Pakistan

Abstract

Background: Complications that could be fatal can affect nearly 15% of pregnant women. As a result, it will be helpful to direct the appropriate intervention if a high-risk pregnancy is identified early on. Objectives: This study was aimed to ascertain the outcomes of pregnancies among pregnant women. Methods: In this study, age groups of 20-40 years of women were involved, among them, 60 women from each hospital participated. The majority of women were from rural areas. The occupation of majority of women husband in DHQ was farming (33.33%), followed by laborer (40%), teaching (16.65%) and trading (10%), while majority of husbands of patients in KTMC were laborer (38.33%) followed by farming (36.66%), teaching (13.33%) and trading (11.66%). Results: The normal weight of children in DHQ and KTMC was recorded 75 and 68.33%, respectively. In DHQ and KTMC, 50 and 38.33% children born alive, respectively while 26.66 and 35% abortions occurred, respectively. Neonatal outcome was linked to pregnancy complications and perinatal morbidity. Practical implications: This study focused on the neonatal health and the pregnancy outcome of the pregnant women. Improvement in vaginal birth, improvement of neonatal birth weight but caesarean section in high-risk mothers was analyzed in this study. Conclusion: The majority of maternal morbidities could be avoided if the mother had access to timely and appropriate healthcare during her pregnancy. As a result, proper care and prompt referral can help reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity and possibly improve maternal outcomes. Keywords: Pregnancy; Outcomes; Complications; Low birth weight; prenatal care

A Retrospective Study on the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia Frequency in Rural Areas of Disrict Faisalabad

“…Iron deficiency anaemia is the most typical cause of anaemia, according to the WHO. In erythropoiesis, iron is crucial (4,8) . The results of this investigation demonstrate that patients with anaemia lacked sufficient iron.…”

“…The less Hb level than required volume has been measured for anemia definition as 12 and 13gm/dl in women and men. We can further categorize deficiency of iron anemia into modest, mildest and acute depends on their Hb values 7,8,9 . Anemia may cause due to deficiency of three main minerals such as iron, folic acid and VitB12 (5) .…”

“…The concentration of ferritin in females remain low until menopause and then rise. The concentration of ferritin <15g/L in adults reflects iron deficiency, however, ferritin is an acute phase protein, so may also be increased in case of infection and inflammation (8) . That's why ferritin concentration alone does not necessarily showed iron deficiency.…”

“…Therefore, in view of all above facts and severances of this medical condition during pregnancy more research is need of time in developing countries like Pakistan.In Pakistan, Deficiency of iron is the most common cause of anemia and mostly observed in pregnant women (12) . Different studies regarding to IDA have been conducted in different areas of Pakistan to examined/evaluate the frequency of this main health related disease (8,10) . This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of IDA to maintain a better treatment and to reduce the death ratio and to improve quality of life of patients affected by anemia.…”