A Guide for the Old Primipara: Navigating Motherhood

– pregnancy outcomes in elderly primigravida
– women over 35 years old conceiving for the first time
– incidence of elderly primigravida
– women conceiving late despite being married early
– high socioeconomic group
– common complications: anaemia, fibroids, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, twin pregnancies
– complications during labor: fetal distress, postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta
– additional findings: gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section rate, normal deliveries, congenital anomalies
– high risk for complications: spontaneous abortion, preterm labor, prolonged labor, fetal distress, high caesarean rate, postpartum hemorrhage, congenital anomaly, increased perinatal mortality
– successful pregnancies with proper supervision
– retrospective study of elderly pregnant women
– age groups of the participants
– occupation of the participants
– history of previous abortions
– conception after treatment for sterility
– use of assisted reproductive technology
– need for Invitro-fertilization
– high rate of multiple pregnancies
– observed complications: hypertension, antepartum haemorrhage, preterm delivery, induction of labor, normal vaginal delivery
– delivery via caesarean section
– higher risk of specific pregnancy complications
– factors associated with increased risk: hypertension, diabetes, multiple pregnancy, preterm labor, antepartum haemorrhage, PROM (premature rupture of membranes), malpresentation, prolonged labor, increased caesarean section rate, postpartum hemorrhage

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Elderly Primipara: Overcoming Challenges and Navigating Motherhood Joyfully

List of pertinent information about ‘elderly primipara’:

– Incidence of elderly primigravida (women conceiving for the first time at the age of 35 or above) was 2.51%
– Most of these women (84.76%) married early but conceived late
– Majority of them belonged to high socioeconomic groups (62.86%)
– Common complications observed were anaemia (28.57%) and fibroids (5.71%)
– Other complications included pre-eclampsia (18.09%), eclampsia (3.81%), intrauterine growth restriction (12.38%), and twin pregnancies (5.72%)
– Complications during labor included fetal distress (33.33%), postpartum hemorrhage (3.81%), and retained placenta (2.86%)
– Gestational diabetes mellitus was observed in 0.95% of the cases
– Cesarean section rate was 29.52% while normal delivery accounted for 51.42%
– Incidence of congenital anomalies was 8.15%
– Elderly primigravida are at high risk for complications, but most pregnancies can result in healthy mothers and babies with proper supervision.

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