Maternal morbidities affected by maternal age in term deliveries

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Dr. Soniya Saini, Dr. Shyam Lal, Dr. Suman Mittal

Objectives— To determine maternal morbidity rates by maternal age.

Study Design— This was Prospective Study in Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Zenana Hospital, SMS

Medical College, Jaipur from March 2015 to Feuary 2016.. maternal age was categorized in to 3 groups 19–23years,24–28yrs,29+ yrs . Rates of

maternal outcome by maternal age were compared . Sample size was calculated to 600 subjects .

Results— In our study ,maternal morbidities were seen more in 29+yrs group. 88 out of 168 (52.38%) deliveries in 29+ys group was by

LSCS.PPH was seen in 0.83% of patients in 29+yrs group.0.66% genital tract injuries were seen in 29+yrs group.

Conclusion— This study demonstrates that maternal age remains a predictor of maternal morbidities. Further studies are needed in this regard in

order to establish a perfect correlation between maternal morbidities and maternal age.