Influence of parity on the outcomes of pregnancy

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Title Influence of parity on the outcomes of pregnancy
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Aldous, Linda L.
Date 1990-06
Description Birth certificate data over a 3-month period of time were studied to determine the effects of parity on selected outcomes of pregnancy. The two hypotheses were (a) increased parity is associated with increased maternal morbidity and (b) increased neonatal morbidity. Regression analysis was utilized to determine the predictive birth weights of selected independent variables (including parity) for selected outcomes. Regression analysis indicated that increased parity was not predictive of poor pregnancy outcome in the majority of women. The two hypotheses could not be supported. The exception was in women 35 years and older who entered the pregnancy with previous pregnancy-associated medical risks. Regression analysis did indicate increased risk for poor pregnancy outcomes in overweight women and in smokers.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Pregnancy; Pregnancy - Complications
Subject MESH Body height; Body weight; Labor, Obstetric; Parity; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Outcome; Risk Factors
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "The Influence of Parity on the Outcomes of Pregnancy". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.
Rights Management © Linda L. Aldous.
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
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Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q2422z
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