The Linkage of Grand Multiparity with Associated Risks During Pregnancy and Childbirth:       A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Care Hospital

Arfa Khalid; Bilqees Akhtar; Tehreem Yazdani; Sadaf Zohra; Shazia Firdos Chohan

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v74i5.11358

Authors

Arfa Khalid Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Bilqees Akhtar Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Tehreem Yazdani Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Sadaf Zohra Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Shazia Firdos Chohan Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i5.11358

Keywords:

APGAR score, Grand Multiparity, Gestational diabetes, Preterm delivery, Low birth weight,

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the risk factors associated with grand multiparityn during pregnancy and childbirth.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from Dec 2022 to Oct 2023.

Methodology: Three hundred twenty-two (n=322) women from the Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, labor ward, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, gynecology and obstetrics department participated in this research. Primiparous, Multiparous, and grand multiparous females were included in the study for various demographic, maternal, and neonatal factors.

Results: Primiparous women were higher in number than multiparous and GMP women [202(62.7%), 109(33.8%), and 11(3.4%), respectively). Among the risk factors associated with GMP, there was a greater incidence of miscarriage, i.e., 59.1% in GMP, and Gestational diabetes (27.2% in GMP) and spontaneous preterm delivery (45.4% in GMP) were the two most common problems linked with pregnancy in GMP women. The primary neonatal consequence observed was low birth weight (32.1% in PM), with a prevalence of 32.1%. However, the percentage of infants with an APGAR score below 7 at 5 minutes was higher in the GMP (36.3%).

Conclusion: When compared to other parity groups, grand multiparous Pakistani women face the same risks of maternal and newborn problems. In GMP, advanced age may have a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes. Nonetheless, grand multiparty may not be outlawed, given that women receive adequate prenatal care.

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