Effect of Short Inter-Pregnancy Interval on Preeclampsia / Eclampsia in India: Evidence From National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

Ajit Kannaujiya , International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Kaushalendra Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Abhishek Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Ashish Kumar Upadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Preeclampsia/eclampsia is a severe disorder in pregnant women, and it remains one of the prominent causes of maternal mortality and it is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including perinatal death, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth retardation. Therefore, using nationally representative data from the fourth round of Indian National Family Health Survey conducted during 2015-16 and logistic regression analysis, the present study intended to examine the effect of the short interpregnancy interval (IPI) on preeclampsia/eclampsia. Calendar data was used to calculate IPI. The result shows that a higher percentage of women have reported preeclampsia/eclampsia among those who had IPI <6 months(21%) as compared to the women having IPI >36 months(18.6%). The results of multivariate analysis also indicate that odds of having preeclampsia/eclampsia were 0.91(95% CI:0.86-0.97) times lower among women having IPI between 12-23 and 0.83(95% CI:0.76-0.9) times lower among women having IPI >36months as compared to the women having IPI <6months.

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 Presented in Session 10. Fertility, Family Planning, Sexual Behavior & Reproductive Health 2