Open AccessOutcomesof pregnancies complicated by early vaginal bleeding
Author(s) -
Mostafa A. Arafa,
M Abdel-Fataah,
Zeid Ha,
Abdeiiatif G Elkhouly
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2000.6.2-3.457
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , miscarriage , vaginal bleeding , pregnancy , birth weight , gestational age , postpartum bleeding , premature birth , second trimester , gestation , gynecology , genetics , biology
The association between early gestational bleeding and suboptimal pregnancy outcome was examined. Postpartum women were interviewed during January-October 1998 at the two main obstetric hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt. Of 1503 singleton deliveries, 10.6% reported bleeding; 63.5% and 36.5% during first and second trimesters respectively. Bleeding was more frequent among women of age >33 years, with history of low-birth-weight babies or previous miscarriage. Suboptimal outcomes occurred more often among women reporting bleeding than among those who never bled and the risk of such outcomes significantly increased with second trimester bleeding. Risk of a low-birth-weight baby, preterm delivery and perinatal death significantly decreased with increasing interpregnancy interval for women with first trimester or second trimester bleeding