Association between Multiparity and Unplanned Pregnancy: A Comparative Study in Mosul City

Abstract

Background & Objective: An unplanned pregnancy is a pregnancy that is either unwanted or the pregnancy is mistimed. Unplanned pregnancy can lead to negative outcomes to maternal and neonatal. This study aimed to find the association between unplanned pregnancy of multiparity with maternal and neonatal outcomes in Mosul city.

Methods:  A case-control observational study design was carried out from 1 of November 2022 to the 25th of march 2023. Its included 300 unplanned pregnant woman, 300 planned pregnancy chosen from non-probability sampling were collected from 3 obstetrics and gynecology units of teaching hospitals in mousl city. I used a structured interviewing questionnaire.

Result: In comparison to planned pregnant women, unplanned pregnant women are more likely to suffer from Cesarean (54%), Cord Prolapse (8.3%), Preterm birth (38.7.5), Maternal morbidity (33.3%), neonate from unplanned pregnancy more likely to low birth weight (61.7%), prematurity (29%), INCU (23.3%), respiratory distress syndrome (12%) comparing to planned pregnancy.

Conclusion: this study concluded that pregnant women with unplanned pregnancy had socioeconomic factors (age, low educational level, low income) and found their association between unplanned pregnancy with maternal, neonatal outcomes such (cesarean delivery, preterm birth, low neonate weight and prematurity).