Pregnancy wastage in scheduled caste women of Punjab.
The present report is an attempt to secure adequate data about pregnancy wastage in scheduled caste women of Punjab who do not use any family limiting method. Analysis of reproductive histories of 922 Scheduled Caste women reveals that in the maternal age group 25-29 years, the mothers experienced the least number of abortions and still births. However, beyond this the risk of pregnancy wastage increases with age.
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Department of Biology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008423:Maternal Age; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors