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- The study investigates how having five or more births (grand multiparity) affects the health of mothers and newborns in Mali from 1985 to 2003.
- It finds that grand multiparas are older and poorer, with less prenatal care access, yet have lower maternal mortality rates but higher risks for perinatal death and placental issues.
- The findings suggest that improving prenatal care for grand multiparas could enhance health outcomes for both mothers and their babies.
Article Abstract
Objective: To analyze the association between grand multiparity and maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: Point G National Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Bamako, Mali.
Population: All singleton births from 1985 to 2003.
Methods: Cross-sectional study of 13 340 singleton births at a tertiary care hospital in Mali (1985-2003) compared outcomes between 3617 grand multiparas (para ≥5) and 9723 pauciparas (para 1-4). Odds ratios (OR) were adjusted for maternal age, prenatal care utilization, socioeconomic status, and region of origin.
Main Outcome Measures: Maternal mortality, perinatal mortality, placental abnormalities (previa and abruption), uterine rupture, postpartum infection, postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, cesarean delivery, mean birthweight, low birthweight, high birthweight.
Results: Grand multiparas were older, poorer, and less likely to have accessed prenatal care. Grand multiparas had a lower adjusted odds of maternal death (adjusted OR, 0.66; 95%CI, 0.45-0.97), but higher adjusted odds of perinatal death (adjusted OR, 1.33; 95%CI, 1.12-1.59), placental abnormalities (adjusted OR, 1.57; 95%CI, 1.21-2.05), and high birthweight (adjusted OR, 1.42; 95%CI, 1.05-1.92).
Conclusions: The healthy person effect may explain grand multiparas' lower odds of maternal death. Reducing grand multiparity and improving grand multiparas' access to prenatal care may improve population-level perinatal outcomes.
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