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Title: Risk factors for spontaneous abortion
Authors: Abeysena, C.
Jayawardana, P.
Senevirathne, R. de A.
Keywords: Abortion, Spontaneous
Risk Factors
Cohort Studies
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka
Citation: Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. 2009; 14(1): 14-19
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for spontaneous abortion. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort study was carried out in Sri Lanka ITom May 2001 to April 2002 determine the risk factors for spontaneous abortion. Eight hundred and twenty pregnant mothers were recruited on or before 16 weeks of gesta¬tion and followed up until delivery. Socio-demographic, occupational exposures, psychosocial stress and physical activity in terms of posture during pregnancy were assessed. Logistic regression analysis was applied and results were expressed as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS: Maternal age of> 35 years was a risk factor [OR 2.98; 95%CI: 1.07,8.26] and walking> 2.5 hours/day was a protec¬tive factor [OR 0.31; 95%CI: 0.11, 0.92] for second trimester spontaneous abortions after controlling for confounding factors. Occupational exposures, psychosocial stress, alcohol consumption or exposure to passive cigarette smoke during pregnancy were not observed to have an association. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal age of>35 years was and less walking hours/day were risk factors for spontaneous abortion
URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1915
ISSN: 1391-3174
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