Association between the socio-demographic variables of women admitted for delivery to a Tertiary Care Hospital and their maternal and neonatal outcome - A cross-sectional study

Abstract

The adverse outcome of pregnancy, either on the mother or fetus, remains to be still high despite improvements in healthcare services. This is due to various factors, including medical, environmental or socioeconomic factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 women admitted for delivery to a tertiary care hospital at Belagavi to find the association between socio-demographic variables and their maternal and neonatal outcomes. Data was collected using tools on socio-demographic profiles and questionnaires on Maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis analyzed data. Majority (47%) of the mothers belonged to the age group of 24 to 29 years, 79% are Hindu, 48.67% completed Pre-University course, 98.33% are homemakers, 67.33% had a non-consanguineous marriage and 62.33% are non-vegetarian. In the study, 62.33% had a vaginal delivery, 58% were primipara and 52.67% of them were pregnant for the first time. There was a significant association between the mother’s age and education level and maternal and neonatal outcome, and there was no significant association between the preterm and term with demographic characteristics. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that women who had delivered vaginally, those pregnant for the third time had good maternal outcomes and women who had 11 to 13 antenatal visits have good neonatal outcomes. Also, women with either maternal or fetal conditions have an equal chance of undergoing Cesarean section. Birth weight and length of the baby is associated with the mother’s gestational age at the time of delivery