Maternal Risk Factors and Pregnancy Outcomes of Preterm Birth at Tertiary Health Care
Isharyah Sunarno (a), Irawan Yusuf (b)

a) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University
b) Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: the aims of the study were to explore maternal risk factors and pregnancy outcomes of preterm birth at tertiary health care.
Methods: a retrospective case-control study within 2 years observational period. Data were collected from medical record Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital and statistically analyzed using the SPSS program.
Results: there were 624 samples. There were 3 risk factors of preterm birth namely maternal working status, maternal age, and maternal history of diseases; among them, maternal history of diseases was the most prominent with p = .000, OR = 2.003, and 95% CI = 1.455 to 2.758. Pregnancy outcomes consists of maternal management and neonatal outcome were statistically significant with p value .000 and .000, consecutively.
Conclusion: maternal history of diseases had twice the risk of preterm birth. Preterm birth was associated with caesarean section and neonatal outcome revealed a promising result.

Keywords: risk factors of preterm birth, management of pregnancy, neonatal outcome

Topic: Maternal, neonatal, and child health