Advances in Nursing & Midwifery

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction

Outcomes of unintended pregnancies may endanger reproductive health. Studies have shown that

women with unintended pregnancies are less likely to care for their health promotion activities,

adequate nutrition and their fetus’ health.The objective of this cross sectional study was to compare

unintended and intended pregnancy outcomes.

Material and method

A descriptive design was used for this study. A sample of 225 women attended to Tehran hospitals

in 2007 were included in the study. Participants of the study were selected by stratified sampling

method. An information form was used to collect data. Its validity and reliability were achieved by

content and test-retest methods, respectively. Pregnancy outcomes including birth weight, height ,

head and chest circumference and Apgar score were investigated. Data analysis was done using

SPSS 15 and t test,

Results

The mean age of participants was 25.86 (SD=4.6) years and 28% of participants reported their

pregnancy as unintended. There was a significant association between unintended pregnancy and

head circumference, p<0.05. Although, there were no significant association between unintended

pregnancy and the other outcomes, these outcomes were poorer in the unintended pregnancy group

as compared to the intended pregnancy group.

Conclusion

With regard to these results, it was hoped that the results of this study could emphasis on the

efficiency of our data as a robust basis for future interventions regarding preventive strategies to

decrease unintended pregnancy

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*Corresponding Author:

Ahvaz Joundishapur University of medical sciences and health services.

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