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Maternal and neonatal outcome among high parous women in Al Ahsa, KSA
Joint Event on 27th International Conference on Nursing and Healthcare & International Conference on Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences
Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France
Hanan Gabry, Amel Abouelfettoh
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Keynote : J Food Sci Nutr
Abstract:
Background: Multiparty, and grand-multiparty, are frequently
seen in Saudi Arabia with up to 15 pregnancies. Previous
studies have highlighted the various maternal risks of grand
multiparty, including maternal death, postpartum infection,
uterine rupture, antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage,
placental abnormalities, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, other
hypertensive disorders, and diabetes. Additionally, early
age of marriage among women in Saudi Arabia may lead to
multiparty which may linked to further problem.
Aim: The current study aims to determine the prevalence of
multiparty and the adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcome
among grand multiparty Saudi women.
Methods: Descriptive retrospective design was used to analysis
data of high parity women delivered at King Abd Alaziz Hospital,
Al-Ahsa; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 1, 2017 to
December 31, 2017. Records of women who had five or more
previous viable pregnancy were reviewed from the records and
documented registry system of the hospital. Demographics,
family history, concurrent medical conditions, concurrent
surgical conditions, gynecological history, obstetric history,
complication during pregnancy, labour and post-partum, and
newborn complication were collected. Maternal and newborn
information summarized and analyzed using SPSS 20.
Results: A total of 728 records fulfilled the criteria of
multiparty women who are attending regular antenatal care
clinic. Most of the mothers were housewives, between 30 to
40 years old, with only high school education, with a mean
of 6.7 pregnancies. Almost all of subjects have no significant
medical problem nor did used contraceptive methods; only
14% have history of diabetes. One quarter of subjects has
caesarian delivery. No significant complications occur during
pregnancy, during delivery or postpartum, most of the
newborn babies were appropriate for gestational age fullterm
with no illnesses.
Conclusion: The current study results supported by literature
where grand multipara reported that it is no longer needed to
be considered an obstetrical risk if there is satisfactory health
care condition of the mothers before and during pregnancy as
well as with good care perinatal care.
Biography:
Hanan Gabry is working as a professor of nursing at the King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science. Her research interest includes nursing education and nursing practice.
E-mail: gabryh@ksau.med.sa
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