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Comparison Of Pregnancy Complications In Unintended And Intended Pregnancy: A Prospective Follow-Up Study, Mitra Eftekhariyazdi, Malihe Mehrbakhsh, Mahboubeh Neamatshahi, Manijeh Yousefi Moghadam
Comparison Of Pregnancy Complications In Unintended And Intended Pregnancy: A Prospective Follow-Up Study, Mitra Eftekhariyazdi, Malihe Mehrbakhsh, Mahboubeh Neamatshahi, Manijeh Yousefi Moghadam
BioMedicine
Background and Objectives: Unintended pregnancy, as a pregnancy that is mistimed, unplanned or unwanted at the time of conception, is a common experience worldwide that puts mothers at risk for mental stress and its pregnancy complications. The aim of this study was to compare three common pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia, preterm labor, and low birth weight, between unintended and intended pregnancies in Sabzevar, northeast Iran in 2019.
Materials and Methods: This prospective follow-up study was conducted on 200 pregnant women (100 intended and 100 unintended pregnancies) who were between 18 and 35 years old and were referred for …