Influence of prenatal and perinatal risk factors on the outcome of pregnancy
Davitaia, M.I.; Teliia, A.Z.; Pavlenishvili, I.V.; Kintraia, N.P.; Gogiia, T.E.
Georgian Medical News 135: 32-35
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1512-0112 PMID: 16905804 Document Number: 603336
During the recent years a great number of negative social-economical problems (e.g. emotional stresses during the pregnancy, malnutrition, physical labor, etc.) characteristic of the so-called transitional period have been observed. All these factors have a negative influence on the course of pregnancy and the fetal body mass. The main target of our work was to reveal the impact of social-economical risk-factors on the gestational age and hindrances for the antenatal development. Methodology of our research was prospect-retrospective randomized case-control study. In 2001-2004 we followed up 267 (study group) and 260 (control group) newborns. According to the results received the most significant factors influencing the gestational age and weight of newborns are as follows: poor financial status, emotional stress, malnutrition, physical hyperactivity, bad habits (smoking), incidental home nursing, low education level, other bad habits (alcohol, drugs).