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Article
Parity 3 or More at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016
Author(s)
Nguyen Thi Mai Phuong
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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2018.02.004
Affiliation(s)
Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hai Phong 180000, Viet Nam
ABSTRACT
Background: Although
increasing parity increased the risk of pregnancy complications and despite of
Vietnam’s family planning policy of two-child, the percent of women having
three or more children has tended for five years. Objectives: (1) Find out the prevalence
of parity ≥ 3 and their reasons at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and
Gynecology in 2016;
(2) Describe the methods
of labor and its adverse outcomes. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional in
485 women had delivered three or more infants at Haiphong Hospital of
Obstetrics and Gynecology from June to August, 2016. Results: The prevalence of
parity ≥ 3 is 11.9%, no relation to geopraphy, education and career. The main
reasons are unplanned pregnancy and desire to have a baby boy. The sex ratio at
birth is 162. The proportion of cesarean delivery is 53.4%, in which is due to
an old C-section. Conclusion: serious gender is
imbalance among women having three or more baby (162
baby boys per hundred baby girls).
KEYWORDS
Parity 3 or more, sex ratio at birth, Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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