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Characteristics of high-risk pregnancy in India- A secondary analysis of NFHS-5 data

Content Editor: Dr.Urmimala

March 5, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM

Maternal morbidity and mortality, Research findings, NFHS-5, HIgh risk pregnancy

Content Editor: Dr.Urmimala

  • The study found that India has a 49.4% prevalence of High-risk pregnancy (HRP).

  • Of these:

  1. 33% had a single HRP while around 16% had multiple high-risks.

  2. Meghalaya and Manipur had a higher percentage of HRP.

  • The factors found to have higher odds of developing HRP were found to be:

  1. No education

  2. Poorest wealth quintile

  • A few other important factors that were found to be contributing to HRP were:

  1. Shorter spacing between births

  2. Adverse outcome of birth

  3. Preterm birth

  4. Cesarean deliveries.

  • The study provides evidence to strengthen our focus on policies and interventions aimed at the factors responsible for developing HRP.

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