Descriptive Study to Assess the Prevalence of High Risk Pregnancies among Antenatal Mothers Attending Antenatal Outpatient Department of Selected Hospital of Nurpur, Distt. Kangra.

Rupali; Rana Banita

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Descriptive Study to Assess the Prevalence of High Risk Pregnancies among Antenatal Mothers Attending Antenatal Outpatient Department of Selected Hospital of Nurpur, Distt. Kangra.

Rupali, Rana Banita

Abstract :

Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of one or more offspring named as emyo or fetus, in a women�s uterus. Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after conception, in women who have a menstrual cycle length of four weeks, this approximately 40 weeks from the start of the last normal menstrual period. A woman is considered to have a high–risk pregnancy when health concerns exist that may threaten the natural course of the development or birth of the baby, or those pose a risk to the mother. The main of the study was to determine the prevalence of high risk pregnancies among antenatal mothers with a view regarding prevention of high risk pregnancies by developing information booklet. For this study Descriptive research design was used. The study was conducted on conveniently 100 antenatal mothers attending antenatal outpatient department of selected hospitals, Nurpur. Data was collected by socio–demographic variables and Modified high risk pregnancy scale. Collected data was analyzed by inferential and descriptive statistics. Tables and bar diagrams were used to depict the findings. In Reproductive factor under Age Maximum 100% mothers were in 18–35, under Parity maximum 52% were nullipara, In Past obstetrical history maximum 20%mothers had history of previous caesareans section, In Present Pregnancy factor maximum 36% mothers had Anaemia and In Associated Factors maximum 3% mothers had cardiac disease. In this study here is a significant association between prevalence of high risk pregnancies in antenatal mothers with residence, type of family and expected place for delivery at p<0.05 level