Background： Although increasing parity increased the risk of pregnancy complications and despite of Vietnam’s family planning policy of two-child, the percent of women having three or more children has tended fo...Background： Although increasing parity increased the risk of pregnancy complications and despite of Vietnam’s family planning policy of two-child, the percent of women having three or more children has tended for five years. Objectives： （1） Find out the prevalence of parity ≥ 3 and their reasons at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016; （2） Describe the methods of labor and its adverse outcomes. Materials and methods： A cross-sectional in 485 women had delivered three or more infants at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology from June to August, 2016. Results： The prevalence of parity ≥ 3 is 11.9%, no relation to geopraphy, education and career. The main reasons are unplanned pregnancy and desire to have a baby boy. The sex ratio at birth is 162. The proportion of cesarean delivery is 53.4%, in which is due to an old C-section. Conclusion： serious gender is imbalance among women having three or more baby （162 baby boys per hundred baby girls）.展开更多
文摘Background： Although increasing parity increased the risk of pregnancy complications and despite of Vietnam’s family planning policy of two-child, the percent of women having three or more children has tended for five years. Objectives： （1） Find out the prevalence of parity ≥ 3 and their reasons at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016; （2） Describe the methods of labor and its adverse outcomes. Materials and methods： A cross-sectional in 485 women had delivered three or more infants at Haiphong Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology from June to August, 2016. Results： The prevalence of parity ≥ 3 is 11.9%, no relation to geopraphy, education and career. The main reasons are unplanned pregnancy and desire to have a baby boy. The sex ratio at birth is 162. The proportion of cesarean delivery is 53.4%, in which is due to an old C-section. Conclusion： serious gender is imbalance among women having three or more baby （162 baby boys per hundred baby girls）.
