CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF MISCARRIAGE AMONG WOMEN: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
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Keywords
miscarriages, advanced maternal age, BMI, abortion.
Abstract
Background: Around 5% of pregnancies result in spontaneous pregnancy loss, which is a very typical occurrence worldwide. Since miscarriages are usually irreparable and can have a severe psychological impact on women and their families, as well as potentially cause delays in obtaining successful pregnancies, prevention is the only effective option. Using a sample of 1,196 pregnant women, prior research has examined a number of miscarriage risk variables, including age, smoking, body mass index (BMI), PCOS, and infertility.
Objective: To determine clinical predictors of miscarriage among women.
Study design: a retrospective study
Place: Memon Medical Institute Hospital, Safoorah Karachi
Duration: Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
Methodology: This study included all the women who had live births and miscarriages. History of cesarean delivery, the age of the women at the time of pregnancy, BMI, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), parity, history of miscarriage, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and history of premature delivery were among the variables taken from HMIS. Women who had stillbirths or had chromosomal or genetic problems were not included in the study.
Results: There were a total of 500 women who were a part of this research out of which 87.6% (n=438) had a live birth while 12.4% (n=62) had miscarriages. The mean age was 31.1 years. Majority of the women had normal body mass index while the rest of them were obese or overweight.
Conclusion: There is a considerable increase in the chance of miscarriages due to advanced maternal age, greater BMI, and a history of previous losses.
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Dr Bushra Gul
Specialist Gynecologist Saudi German Hospital Dubai
Dr Fauzia Habib
Consultant Gynecologist Memon Medical Institute Hospital Safoorah Karachi.