Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017

Association of Early registration of Pregnancy with ANC visits during pregnancy and Birth weight

Dr. Pavan Sable, Dr. Mridula Solanki

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Aim:&nbsp; To study the association of Early registration of pregnancy with ANC visits during pregnancy and birth weight Study Design: Community based retrospective Observational study Methodology: The pregnant women who registered at subcenter of a Primary Health Center (PHC) in year 2015 were included in the study. The PHC has 6 subcenters; randomly 17 pregnant women from each subcenter were included (N=102). The pregnant women who aborted or with incomplete information were excluded. Results: The mean age of pregnant women was 27 years. &nbsp;Most of them were multipara (62.7%) and registered for ANC checkup after 12 weeks of gestation (55.8%). The association of Early registration of pregnancy with total ANC visits was statistically significant (p&lt;0.05); although the association with birth weight was not statistically significant. (p&gt;0.05). Conclusions: Early registration of pregnancy increases the total ANC visits, ensures better utilization of ANC services and improves maternal and foetal health.&nbsp;</p>